minister

min·is·ter  (mn-str)

n. Abbr. Min.

1.

a. One who is authorized to perform religious functions in a Christian church, especially a Protestant church.

b. Roman Catholic Church The superior in certain orders.

2. A high officer of state appointed to head an executive or administrative department of government.

3. An authorized diplomatic representative of a government, usually ranking next below an ambassador.

4. A person serving as an agent for another by carrying out specified orders or functions.

v. min·is·tered, min·is·ter·ing, min·is·ters

v.intr.

1. To attend to the wants and needs of others: Volunteers ministered to the homeless after the flood. See Synonyms at tend².

2. To perform the functions of a cleric.

v.tr.

To administer or dispense (a sacrament, for example).

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[Middle English, from Old French ministre, from Latin minister, servant; see mei-² in Indo-European roots.]

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minister

Noun

1. (esp. in Presbyterian and some Nonconformist Churches) a member of the clergy

2. a head of a government department

3. a diplomat with a lower rank than an ambassador

Verb

minister to to attend to the needs of [Latin: servant]

ministerial adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	minister - a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches" curate, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church ministrant - someone who serves as a minister
	2.	minister - a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance" government minister cabinet minister - a person who is a member of the cabinet executive, executive director - a person responsible for the administration of a business finance minister, minister of finance - the minister responsible for state finances foreign minister, secretary of state - a government minister for foreign relations
	3.	minister - a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador diplomatic minister diplomat, diplomatist - an official engaged in international negotiations
	4.	minister - the job of a head of a government department public service - employment within a government system (especially in the civil service) cabinet minister - the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Verb	1.	minister - attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time" attend, take care, look, see - take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"
	2.	minister - work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish" work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"

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minister

noun 1. official, ambassador, diplomat, delegate, executive, administrator, envoy, cabinet member, office-holder, plenipotentiary

noun 2. clergyman, priest, divine, vicar, parson, preacher, pastor, chaplain, cleric, rector, curate, churchman, padre (informal) ecclesiastic

minister to attend to, serve, tend to, answer to, accommodate, take care of, cater to, pander to, administer to, be solicitous of

Translations

minister [ˈmɪnɪstəʳ] n (BRIT) (POL) → ministro/a;

(REL) → pastor m

vi to minister to → atender a

minister [ˈmɪnɪstəʳ] n (Brit) (Pol) → ministre m;

(Rel) → pasteur m

vi to minister to sb → donner ses soins à qn;

to minister to sb's needs → pourvoir aux besoins de qn

minister [ˈmɪnɪstəʳ] n (Brit) (Pol) → Minister(in) m(f);

(Rel) → Pfarrer m

vi to minister to → sich kümmern um;

(needs) → befriedigen

minister [ˈmɪnɪstəʳ] n (BRIT ) (POL) → ministro;

(REL) → pastore m

vi to minister to sb → assistere qn;

to minister to sb's needs → provvedere ai bisogni di qn

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minister

n minister [ˈministə]

1 a clergyman in certain branches of the Christian Church He is a minister in the Presbyterian church.domineeكاهِنсвещеникpastorpræstder Geistlicheκληρικόςpastor(kiriku)õpetaja, jutlustajaکشیشpappipasteurכּוֹמֶרमंत्रीsvećenik, poslaniklelkész, lelkipásztorpendetaklerkur, presturpastore, ministro del culto牧師성직자, 목사dvasininkas, pastoriusmācītājspendetadomineeprestpastorclérigopastorсвященникpastorduhovniksveštenikprästพระผู้สอนศาสนา (ในศาสนาคริสต์)papaz, rahip牧師священикگرجا کا ایک عہدہ دارmục sư牧师

2 (the title of) the head of any of the divisions or departments of a government the Minister for Education.ministerوَزيرминистърministr, -yněministerder/die Minister(in)υπουργόςministroministerوزیرministeriministreשַׂרशिक्षा मंत्रीministarminisztermenteriráðherraministro大臣(유럽과 한국의) 장관ministrasministrsmenteriminister-minister, statsrådministerministroministruминистрminister, -kaministerministarministerรัฐมนตรีbakan部長міністрوزيرbộ trưởng部长

v

(with to) to give help (to) She ministered to his needs.omsienيَسْهَر على، يَرْعى، يُساعِدпомагамpečovat, pomáhathjælpe; sørge forbehilflich seinυπηρετώatender, cuidarrahuldamaخدمت کردنhuolehtiadonner des soins (à)לְסַפֵּק צְרָכַיוसेवा करनाpomagatisegítmembantuhlynna aðprovvedere a～に役立つ돕다, 도움을 주다pasirūpinti, padėtipalīdzēt; gādātmembantuverzorgensørge for, yte hjelp tildbać (o)cuidar dea avea grijă deприслуживатьstarať sa (o), pomôcť (komu)pomagatibrinuti sehjälpa, gå tillhanda, sörja förให้ความช่วยเหลือyardım etmek; sağlamak給予幫助служити; допомагатиمدد فراہم کرناchăm sóc给予帮助

adj ministerial [miniˈstiəriəl]

of or concerning ministers ministerial duties.ministeriëleكَهْنوتي، وزاريминистерскиministerský; pastorskýministerielMinisterial-...υπουργικόςministerialministri-, õpetaja-, jutlustaja-وزیریpappis-, ministerinministériel, sacerdotalשֶׁל שַׂרमंत्रालय संबंधीpomoćniminiszteriyang berhubungan dengan menteriráðherra-ministeriale; sacerdotale大臣の장관의, 성직자[]의ministro, ministrųministra-; ministrijas-yang berkaitan dengan menteriministerieelpreste-; statsråds-, minister-ministerialnyministerialminis­terial; sacerdotalминистерскийministerský; pastorskýministrskiministarskiminister-, prästerlig, präst-เกี่ยวกับรัฐมนตรีbakana ait部長的службовий; міністерськийوزرا سے متعلقthuộc bộ trưởng部长的

n ˈministry

1 the profession, duties or period of service of a minister of religion His ministry lasted for fifteen years.diensالأكليروس، الكَهْنوتминистърска работаpastorstvíkald; præstekalddas geistliche Amtθητεία κληρικούsacerdocio, clerecía(kiriku)õpetajaametدوره وزارتpapinvirkaministère, sacerdoceכְּהוּנָהमं‍त्रिमंडलduhovnička službalelkészségjabatan pendetaprestsstörfministero牧師の職성직자의 직무[]kunigystë, dvasininko pareigosmācītāja amats/kalpošanas laiksjabatan pendetaambt van domineepresteembete, –gjerningpraca duszpasterska, duszpasterstwoministérioministeriat; preoţieфункции, срок службы священникаpastorstvocerkvena službasveštenička službaprästtjänst, -ämbeteคณะรัฐมนตรีpapazlık牧師的職位/任期духівництвоدینی نمائندہ کے فرائض اور عہدے کی مدتđoàn mục sư牧师的职位（或任期）

2 a department of government or the building where its employees work the Transport Ministry.ministerieوِزارَهминистерствоministerstvoministerium; -ministeriumdas Ministeriumυπουργείοministerioministeeriumوزارتخانهministeriöministèreמִשׂרָדपरिवहन मंत्रालयministarstvominisztériumkementerianráðuneytiministero省부 (유럽과 한국의), 부청사ministerijaministrijakementerianministeriedepartement, ministeriumministerstwoministérioministerминистерствоministerstvoministrstvoministarstvodepartement, ministeriumกระทรวงbakanlık(政府的)部міністерствоوزارتbộ（政府的）部