minister
/ˈmɪnɪstə/
Dictionary
noun
- A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
"The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire congregation."
- A politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service).
"He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior."
- At a diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.
- A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.
verb
- To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service.
- To function as a clergyman or as the officiant in church worship
- To afford, to give, to supply.
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