minister (redirected from ministering)

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. dominee كاهِن свещеник pastor præst der Geistliche κληρικός pastor (kiriku)õpetaja, jutlustaja کشیش pappi pasteur כּוֹמֶר मंत्री svećenik, poslanik lelkész, lelkipásztor pendeta klerkur, prestur pastore, ministro del culto 牧師 성직자, 목사 dvasininkas, pastorius mācītājs pendeta dominee prest pastor 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 ministr, -yně minister der/die Minister(in) υπουργός ministro minister وزیر ministeri ministre שַׂר शिक्षा मंत्री ministar miniszter menteri ráðherra ministro 大臣 (유럽과 한국의) 장관 ministras ministrs menteri minister -minister, statsråd minister ministro ministru министр minister, -ka minister ministar minister รัฐมนตรี bakan 部長 міністр وزير bộ trưởng 部长

v

(with to) to give help (to) She ministered to his needs. omsien يَسْهَر على، يَرْعى، يُساعِد помагам pečovat, pomáhat hjælpe; sørge for behilflich sein υπηρετώ atender, cuidar rahuldama خدمت کردن huolehtia donner des soins (à) לְסַפֵּק צְרָכַיו सेवा करना pomagati segít membantu hlynna að provvedere a ～に役立つ 돕다, 도움을 주다 pasirūpinti, padėti palīdzēt; gādāt membantu verzorgen sørge for, yte hjelp til dbać (o) cuidar de a avea grijă de прислуживать starať sa (o), pomôcť (komu) pomagati brinuti se hjälpa, gå tillhanda, sörja för ให้ความช่วยเหลือ yardım etmek; sağlamak 給予幫助 служити; допомагати مدد فراہم کرنا chăm sóc 给予帮助

adj ministerial [miniˈstiəriəl]

of or concerning ministers ministerial duties. ministeriële كَهْنوتي، وزاري министерски ministerský; pastorský ministeriel Ministerial-... υπουργικός ministerial ministri-, õpetaja-, jutlustaja- وزیری pappis-, ministerin ministériel, sacerdotal שֶׁל שַׂר मंत्रालय संबंधी pomoćni miniszteri yang berhubungan dengan menteri ráðherra- ministeriale; sacerdotale 大臣の 장관의, 성직자[]의 ministro, ministrų ministra-; ministrijas- yang berkaitan dengan menteri ministerieel preste-; statsråds-, minister- ministerialny ministerial minis­terial; sacerdotal министерский ministerský; pastorský ministrski ministarski minister-, prästerlig, präst- เกี่ยวกับรัฐมนตรี bakana ait 部長的 службовий; міністерський وزرا سے متعلق thuộc 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. diens الأكليروس، الكَهْنوت министърска работа pastorství kald; præstekald das geistliche Amt θητεία κληρικού sacerdocio, clerecía (kiriku)õpetajaamet دوره وزارت papinvirka ministère, sacerdoce כְּהוּנָה मं‍त्रिमंडल duhovnička služba lelkészség jabatan pendeta prestsstörf ministero 牧師の職 성직자의 직무[] kunigystë, dvasininko pareigos mācītāja amats/kalpošanas laiks jabatan pendeta ambt van dominee presteembete, –gjerning praca duszpasterska, duszpasterstwo ministério ministeriat; preoţie функции, срок службы священника pastorstvo cerkvena služba sveštenička služba prästtjänst, -ämbete คณะรัฐมนตรี papazlık 牧師的職位/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 ministerstvo ministerium; -ministerium das Ministerium υπουργείο ministerio ministeerium وزارتخانه ministeriö ministère מִשׂרָד परिवहन मंत्रालय ministarstvo minisztérium kementerian ráðuneyti ministero 省 부 (유럽과 한국의), 부청사 ministerija ministrija kementerian ministerie departement, ministerium ministerstwo ministério minister министерство ministerstvo ministrstvo ministarstvo departement, ministerium กระทรวง bakanlık (政府的)部 міністерство وزارت bộ （政府的）部