Sekirov Dictionary

minister

UK /ˈmɪn.ɪs.tə/US /ˈmɪn.əˌstɚ/

noun5

  1. a person in politics who leads a department of the government, such as health or education
  2. A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
  3. A person (either a layperson or an ordained clergy member) who is commissioned to perform some act on behalf of the Catholic Church.
  4. In diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.
  5. A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.

verb3

  1. To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service.
  2. To function as a clergyman or as the officiant in church worship.
  3. (no longer used) To afford, to give, to supply.
forms

ministered · ministering · ministereth · ministers · ministerest

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