Canadian English Meaning of minister

minister

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Definitions and Meaning of minister in English

Wordnet

minister (n)

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

a person appointed to a high office in the government

a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador

the job of a head of a government department

Wordnet

minister (v)

attend to the wants and needs of others

work as a minister

Webster

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.

Webster

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.

FAQs About the word minister

minister

a person authorized to conduct religious worship, a person appointed to a high office in the government, a diplomat representing one government to another; rank

Ambassador,delegate,envoy,representative,agent,Consul,deputy,diplomat,emissary,Legate

Layman,Layperson,secular,lay reader,lecturer

miniskirt => miniskirt, minishment => diminishment, minish => minimize, miniscule => minuscule, minipress => Minipress,