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   minister

   /ˈmɪnɪstə/

   noun

   • 1. (in certain countries) a head of a government department: "the Defence Minister" Similar member of the governmentpolitical leadercabinet ministersecretary of statesecretaryundersecretarydepartment headprivy counsellorpoliticiandiwan
   • 2. a member of the clergy, especially in the Presbyterian and Nonconformist Churches: "a minister of the Lutheran church" Similar clergymanclergywomanclericecclesiasticpastorvicarrectorpriestparsonfatherman/woman of the clothman/woman of Godchurchmanchurchwomancuratechaplaincurédivineevangelistpreacherkirkmaninformal:reverendpadreHoly Joesky pilotjosser
   • ▪ the superior of some religious orders.
   • 3. a diplomatic agent, usually ranking below an ambassador, representing a state or sovereign in a foreign country. Similar ambassadorchargé d'affairesplenipotentiaryenvoyemissarylegatediplomatconsuldelegaterepresentativeaidedignitaryofficial
   • 4. a person or thing used to achieve or convey something: archaic "the Angels are ministers of the Divine Will"

   verb

   • 1. attend to the needs of (someone): "her doctor was busy ministering to the injured"
   • ▪ provide (something necessary or helpful): archaic "the story was able to minister true consolation"
   • 2. act as a minister of religion: "will these women be permitted to minister as priests?"
   • ▪ administer (a sacrament): "bishops in England were faced with a loss of priests to minister the sacraments"

   Word Origin Middle English (in minister (sense 2 of the noun)); also in the sense ‘a person acting under the authority of another’): from Old French ministre (noun), ministrer (verb), from Latin minister ‘servant’, from minus ‘less’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ministership noun

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