English dictionary

minister

/'m/I/n/I/st/@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

noun.person

Examples
Clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches.

Synonyms curate minister of religion parson pastor rector

Source: WordNet 3.0
a person appointed to a high office in the government

noun.person

Examples
Minister of Finance.

Synonyms government minister

Source: WordNet 3.0
a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador

noun.person

Synonyms diplomatic minister

Source: WordNet 3.0
the job of a head of a government department

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.

noun

Source: webster1913

attend to the wants and needs of others

verb.social

Examples
I have to minister to my mother all the time.

Source: WordNet 3.0
work as a minister

verb.social

Examples
She is ministering in an old parish.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer.

verb

Source: webster1913
To act as a servant, attendant, or agent; to attend and serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or secular.

verb

Source: webster1913