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Meaning of 'minister' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Minister [ n.]
- A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.
- An officer of justice.
- One to whom the sovereign or executive head of a government intrusts the management of affairs of state, or some department of such affairs.
- A representative of a government, sent to the court, or seat of government, of a foreign nation to transact diplomatic business.
- One who serves at the altar; one who performs sacerdotal duties; the pastor of a church duly authorized or licensed to preach the gospel and administer the sacraments.
- To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer.
2 . Minister [ v. i.]
- To act as a servant, attendant, or agent; to attend and serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or secular.
- To supply or to things needful; esp., to supply consolation or remedies.

Meaning of 'minister' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . minister [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a person authorized to conduct religious worship
Example in sentence:
  • clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches
Meaning (2):
- a person appointed to a high office in the government
Example in sentence:
  • Minister of Finance
3 . minister [ v]
Meaning (3):
- attend to the wants and needs of others
Example in sentence:
  • I have to minister to my mother all the time
Meaning (4):
- work as a minister
Example in sentence:
  • She is ministering in an old parish

Nearby Words:

mina minable minaceous minacious minacity minae minaret minargent minas minatorially

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