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minister

[ min-uh-ster ]

noun

  1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
  2. a person authorized to administer sacraments, as at Mass.
  3. a person appointed by or under the authority of a sovereign or head of a government to some high office of state, especially to that of head of an administrative department:

    the minister of finance.

  4. a diplomatic representative accredited by one government to another and ranking next below an ambassador. Compare envoy 1( def 1 ).
  5. a person acting as the agent or instrument of another.


verb (used with object)

  1. to administer or apply:

    to minister the last rites.

  2. Archaic. to furnish; supply.

verb (used without object)

  1. to perform the functions of a religious minister.
  2. to give service, care, or aid; attend, as to wants or necessities.:

    to minister to the needs of the hungry.

    Synonyms: , ,

  3. to contribute, as to comfort or happiness.

minister

/ 藞尘瑟苍瑟蝉迟蓹 /

noun

  1. (esp in Presbyterian and some Nonconformist Churches) a member of the clergy
  2. a person appointed to head a government department
  3. any diplomatic agent accredited to a foreign government or head of state
  4. short for minister plenipotentiary or envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary See envoy 1
  5. Also called (in full)minister resident a diplomat ranking after an envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
  6. a person who attends to the needs of others, esp in religious matters
  7. a person who acts as the agent or servant of a person or thing
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. introften foll byto to attend to the needs (of); take care (of)
  2. archaic.
    tr to provide; supply
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

minister

1
  1. A title used in many countries for members of cabinets and similar public officials, who are roughly equivalent to the officials in the United States cabinet. For example, a minister of foreign affairs will have duties similar to those of the secretary of state of the United States.

minister

2
  1. In many Protestant churches , the presiding clergyman. Ministers preach sermons; conduct services; officiate at baptisms , weddings, and funerals; and generally look after the needs of their congregation. Some Protestant churches refer to their clergy as pastors or preachers rather than ministers.
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Derived Forms

  • 藞尘颈苍颈蝉迟别谤藢蝉丑颈辫, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫谤别路尘颈苍顎僫蝉路迟别谤 verb (used without object)
  • 蝉耻产路尘颈苍顎僫蝉路迟别谤 noun
  • 耻苍顎僤别谤路尘颈苍顎卛蝉路迟别谤 noun
  • 耻苍路尘颈苍顎僫蝉路迟别谤别诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of minister1

First recorded in 1250鈥1300; (for the noun) Middle English minister, ministre, from Old French ministre, from Latin minister 鈥渟ervant,鈥 from minus 鈥渓ess鈥 (adverb form of minor minor ) + -ter, noun suffix; (for the verb) Middle English ministren, from Old French ministrer, from Latin 尘颈苍颈蝉迟谤腻谤别 鈥渢o act as a servant, attend,鈥 derivative of minister; master ( def )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of minister1

C13: via Old French from Latin: servant; related to minus less
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