Minister

Noun

 * 1) A person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a Protestant church.
 * The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire congregation.
 * 1) A politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service).
 * He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior.
 * 1) At a diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador
 * 2) Someone who serves others.

Related terms

 * ministerial
 * ministry
 * ministerium

Verb

 * 1)  To attend to; to tend.
 * A newspaper headline: Couple leaves business world to minister to inner-city children

Adjectives for Minister
weak; debile; empyreal; nonconformist; accredited; formidable; efficient; gracious; sullen; shortsighted; puppet; irritated; gentle; misty; mournful; thoughtful; merciful; respective; refractory; shifty; retired; influential; unprincipled; powerful; grave; obstinate; right-hand.

Verbs for Minister
appoint—; charge—with; invest—with; ordain—; —chastens; —cheers; —conducts; — converts; —consoles; —corrects; —dissents—executes; —imparts; —influences; —med¬itates; —offers; —officiates; —prays; —performs; —preaches; —rebukes; —reflects; — serves; —tames; —worships.

Thesaurus
DD, Doctor of Divinity, Holy Joe, abbe, accommodate, administer the Eucharist, agent, aid, alderman, ambassador, ambassadress, anoint, apostolic delegate, archon, assist, attache, bailie, burghermaster, burgomaster, cabinet member, cabinet minister, care for, career diplomat, chancellor, chaplain, charge, chrism, churchman, city councilman, city father, city manager, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, clerical, clerk, commercial attache, commissar, commissary, commissionaire, commissioner, confirm, consul, consul general, consular agent, councillor, councilman, councilwoman, county commissioner, county supervisor, curate, cure, dean, delegate, diplomat, diplomatic, diplomatic agent, diplomatist, divine, do duty, ecclesiastic, elder, emissary, envoy, envoy extraordinary, evangelist, father, foreign service officer, headman, help, herald, impose, induna, internuncio, lay hands on, legate, legislator, look after, lord mayor, magistrate, maire, man of God, mayor, messenger, military attache, military chaplain, minister of state, minister plenipotentiary, minister resident, minister to, missionary, nuncio, officiate, padre, parson, pastor, perform a rite, perform service, plenipotentiary, portreeve, preacher, priest, rector, reeve, resident, reverend, secretary, secretary of legation, secretary of state, see to, selectman, servant of God, serve, shepherd, sky pilot, supervisor, supply, supply clergy, supply minister, support, syndic, the Reverend, the very Reverend, tonsured cleric, undersecretary, vicar, vice-consul, vice-legate, wait on, warden

Etymology
< ministre: <  ministre: <  minister: < minor: + -ter:; see minor.

Pronunciation

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Noun

 * Afrikaans: ,
 * Catalan: ministre de l'església
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Greek: πάστορας
 * Hebrew: כומר (komer)
 * Hungarian: ,


 * Kurdish:
 * Navajo:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Sotho: moruti
 * Spanish:


 * Afrikaans:
 * Arabic: (wazīr)
 * Armenian:
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: ministro
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient:
 * Hebrew: שר (sar), שרה (sara)
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian:


 * Japanese: 大臣 (だいじん, daijin)
 * Kurdish: /,  /
 * Malayalam: മന്ത്രി (manthri)
 * Old English:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ministru
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Slovene: ,
 * Sotho:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
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 * : ministro

Anagrams

 * interims

Noun

 * A, a person who is commissioned by the government for public service.

Noun

 * 1) attendant, servant, waiter
 * 2) agent, aide
 * 3) accomplice

Noun

 * 1) a minister (member of government, cabinet)
 * 2) a minister (in the foreign affairs administration)

Related terms

 * finansminister
 * försvarsminister
 * justitieminister
 * kulturminister
 * statsminister
 * utbildningsminister
 * utrikesminister