minister

min·is·ter

 (mĭn′ĭ-stər)

n.

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

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minister

(ˈmɪnɪstə)

n

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

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person appointed to head a government department

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any diplomatic agent accredited to a foreign government or head of state

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) short for minister plenipotentiary or envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. See envoy¹¹

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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

vb

8. (often foll by: to) to attend to the needs (of); take care (of)

9. (tr) archaic to provide; supply

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

ˈministerˌship n

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min•is•ter

(ˈmɪn ə stər)

n.

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 to some high office of state, esp. to that of head of an administrative department.

4. a diplomatic representative, usu. ranking below an ambassador.

5. a person acting as the agent or instrument of another.

v.i.

6. to perform the functions of a religious minister.

7. to give service, care, or aid: to minister to the hungry.

[1250–1300; (n.) Middle English (< Old French menistre) < Latin minister servant =minis-, variant of minus a lesser amount (see minor) + -ter n. suffix]

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minister

Past participle: ministered
Gerund: ministering

Imperative

minister

minister

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minister

A government officer who heads a department.

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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. member of the government, secretary, politician, secretary of state, cabinet minister, political leader He was named minister of culture.

2. official, ambassador, diplomat, delegate, executive, administrator, envoy, cabinet member, office-holder, plenipotentiary He concluded a deal with the Danish minister in Washington.

3. clergyman, priest, divine, vicar, parson, preacher, pastor, chaplain, cleric, rector, curate, churchman, padre (informal), ecclesiastic His father was a Baptist minister.

verb

1. (often with to) attend, serve, tend, answer to, accommodate, take care of, cater to, pander to, administer to, be solicitous of For 44 years he had ministered to the poor and the sick.

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minister

noun

A person ordained for service in a Christian church:

churchman, churchwoman, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, clerical, clerk, divine, ecclesiastic, parson, preacher.

Informal: reverend.

phrasal verb
minister to

1. To have the care and supervision of:

attend, care for, look after, mind, see to, tend, watch.

Idioms: keep an eye on, look out for, take care of, take under one's wing.

2. To work and care for:

attend, do for, serve, wait on (or upon).

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Translations

كَاهِنٌكاهِنوَزيروَزِيرٌيَسْهَر على، يَرْعى، يُساعِد

ministrpastorpečovatpomáhat-yně

ministerpræstsørge forhjælpe

MinisterMinisterinbehilflich seinGeistlicheGeistlicher

υπουργόςαβάςδιακονώιερέας

ministropastorserviratenderclérigo

ministeripappipalvelija

ministrepasteurprêtreabbécuré

ministarsvećenik

menteri

hlynna aîklerkur, presturráîherra

ministropastore protestanteprovvedere asacerdotesacerdozio

大臣聖職者

목사장관

dvasininko pareigoskunigystėministerijaministrasministrų

gādātmācītājsministrs

ministerpredikantdienaar

minister-ministerpreststatsrådyte hjelp til

ministerduchowny

ministropastor

министрсвященникисполнитель

minister

ministerministricaduhovnik

ministerpräst

พระผู้สอนศาสนารัฐมนตรี

bakanpapazrahipsağlamakvaiz

bộ trưởngmục sư

牧师部长服侍照料

minister

[ˈmɪnɪstəʳ]

A. N

1. (Pol) → ministro/a m/f, secretario/a m/f (Mex)
Prime Minister → primer(a) ministro/a m/f
the Minister for Education → el/la Ministro/a de Educación

2. (Rel) → pastor(a) m/f, clérigo/a m/f CHURCHES OF ENGLAND/SCOTLAND

B. VI to minister to sb → atender a algn
to minister to sb's needs → atender or satisfacer las necesidades de algn

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minister

[ˈmɪnɪstə^r]

n

(British) (in government) → ministre m/f

(= priest) → pasteur m

vi
to minister to sb → donner ses soins à qn
to minister to sb's needs → pourvoir aux besoins de qn

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minister

n

(Pol) → Minister(in) m(f)

(Eccl) → Pfarrer(in) m(f), → Pastor(in) m(f); good morning, minister → guten Morgen, Herr Pfarrer or Herr Pastor

vi to minister to somebody → sich um jdn kümmern; to minister to somebody’s needs/wants → jds Bedürfnisse/Wünsche (acc) → befriedigen; a ministering angel (liter) → ein barmherziger Engel

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minister

[ˈmɪnɪstəʳ]

1. n (Brit) (Pol) → ministro (Rel) → pastore m
Minister for Defence → Ministro della Difesa

2. vi to minister to (sick person) → assistere
to minister to sb's needs → provvedere ai bisogni di qn
ministering angel (fig) → angelo del paradiso

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minister

(ˈministə) noun

1. a clergyman in certain branches of the Christian Church. He is a minister in the Presbyterian church. dominee كاهِن свещеник ministro pastor der Geistliche præst κληρικόςpastor (kiriku)õpetaja, jutlustaja کشیش pappi pasteurכומר मंत्री svećenik, poslanik lelkész, lelkipásztor pendeta klerkur, prestur pastore, ministro del culto 牧師 성직자 dvasininkas, pastorius mācītājs pendeta domineeprestpastor كشيش clérigo pastor священник pastor duhovnik sveštenik präst พระผู้สอนศาสนา (ในศาสนาคริสต์) papaz, rahip 牧師 священик گرجا کا ایک عہدہ دار mục sư 牧师

2. (the title of) the head of any of the divisions or departments of a government. the Minister for Education. minister وَزير министър ministro ministr, -yně der/die Minister(in) minister υπουργόςministro minister وزیر ministeri ministreשר शिक्षा मंत्री ministar miniszter menteri ráðherra ministro 大臣 장관 ministras ministrs menteri minister-minister, statsrådminister وزير ministro ministru министр minister, -ka minister ministar minister รัฐมนตรี bakan 部長 міністр وزير bộ trưởng 部长

verb

(with to) to give help (to). She ministered to his needs. omsien يَسْهَر على، يَرْعى، يُساعِد помагам cuidar de pečovat, pomáhat behilflich sein hjælpe; sørge for υπηρετώatender, cuidar rahuldama خدمت کردن huolehtia donner des soins לְסַפֵּק צְרָכַיו सेवा करना pomagati segít membantu hlynna að provvedere a ～に役立つ 주다, 공급하다 pasirūpinti, padėti palīdzēt; gādāt membantu verzorgensørge for, yte hjelp tildbać خدمت كول cuidar de a avea grijă de прислуживать starať sa (o), pomôcť (komu) pomagati brinuti se hjälpa, gå tillhanda, sörja för ให้ความช่วยเหลือ yardım etmek; sağlamak 服侍，侍候 служити; допомагати مدد فراہم کرنا chăm sóc 服侍，照料

ministerial (miniˈstiəriəl) adjective

of or concerning ministers. ministerial duties. ministeriële كَهْنوتي، وزاري министерски ministerial ministerský; pastorský Ministerial-... ministeriel υπουργικόςministerial ministri-, õpetaja-, jutlustaja- وزیری ministerin ministériel, sacerdotal שֶׁל שַׂר मंत्रालय संबंधी pomoćni miniszteri yang berhubungan dengan menteri ráðherra- ministeriale; sacerdotale 大臣の 성직자의 ministro, ministrų ministra-; ministrijas- yang berkaitan dengan menteri ministerieelpreste-; statsråds-, minister- ministerialny وزيرى ministerial minis­terial; sacerdotal министерский ministerský; pastorský ministrski ministarski minister-, prästerlig, präst- เกี่ยวกับรัฐมนตรี bakana ait 牧師的，部長的 службовий; міністерський وزرا سے متعلق thuộc bộ trưởng 部长的

ˈministry – plural ˈministries – noun

1. the profession, duties or period of service of a minister of religion. His ministry lasted for fifteen years. diens الأكليروس، الكَهْنوت министърска работа ministério pastorství das geistliche Amt kald; præstekald θητεία κληρικού sacerdocio, clerecía (kiriku)õpetajaamet دوره وزارت hengellinen palvelutyö ministère, sacerdoceכהונה मं‍त्रिमंडल duhovnička služba lelkészség jabatan pendeta prestsstörf ministero 牧師の職 목사 kunigystë, dvasininko pareigos mācītāja amats/kalpošanas laiks jabatan pendeta ambt van dominee presteembete, –gjerning praca duszpasterska, duszpasterstwo د وزارت دوره ministério ministeriat; preoţie функции, срок службы священника pastorstvo cerkvena služba sveštenička služba prästtjänst, -ämbete ภารกิจของพระ papazlık 牧師的身份、職務或任期 духівництво دینی نمائندہ کے فرائض اور عہدے کی مدت đoàn 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. ministerie وِزارَه министерство ministério ministerstvo das Ministerium ministerium; -ministerium υπουργείοministerio ministeerium وزارتخانه ministeriö ministèreמשרד परिवहन मंत्रालय ministarstvo minisztérium kementerian ráðuneyti ministero 省 (행정부의) 부(성) ministerija ministrija kementerian ministeriedepartement, ministeriumministerstwo وزارت خونه ministério minister министерство ministerstvo ministrstvo ministarstvo departement, ministerium กระทรวง bakanlık (政府的)部 міністерство وزارت bộ （政府的）部

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minister

→ كَاهِنٌ, وَزِيرٌ ministr, pastor minister, præst Geistlicher, Minister ιερέας, υπουργός ministro, pastor ministeri, pappi ministre, pasteur ministar, svećenik ministro, sacerdote 大臣, 聖職者 목사, 장관 minister, predikant minister, prest duchowny, minister ministro, pastor министр, священник minister, präst พระผู้สอนศาสนา, รัฐมนตรี bakan, vaiz bộ trưởng, mục sư 牧师, 部长

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minister

n. ministro; pastor.

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