minister
noun
1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship
- clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches
Similar word(s): curate, parson, pastor, rector
Definition categories: person, clergyman, reverend
2. a person appointed to a high office in the government
- Minister of Finance
Definition categories: person, executive
3. a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
Definition categories: person, diplomat, diplomatist
4. the job of a head of a government department
Definition categories: act
Sentences with minister as a noun:
- The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire congregation.
- He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior.
verb
1. attend to the wants and needs of others
- I have to minister to my mother all the time
Definition categories: social, attend, look, see
2. work as a minister
- She is ministering in an old parish
Definition categories: social, work
Sentences with minister as a verb:
- A newspaper headline: Couple leaves business world to minister to inner-city children