minister

Meanings

Noun

a person authorized to conduct religious worship
- "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"
a person appointed to a high office in the government
- "Minister of Finance"
a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
the job of a head of a government department
A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
A person (either a layperson or an ordained clergy member) who is commissioned to perform some act on behalf of the Catholic Church.
A politician who heads a ministry
In diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.
A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.

Verb

attend to the wants and needs of others
- "I have to minister to my mother all the time"
work as a minister
- "She is ministering in an old parish"
To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service.
To function as a clergyman or as the officiant in church worship.
To afford, to give, to supply.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English ministre, from Old French ministre, from Latin minister (“an attendant, servant, assistant, a priest's assistant or other under official”), from minor (“less”) + -ter; see minor. Doublet of Minorite.

Synonyms

curate, diplomatic minister, government minister, minister, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector

Scrabble Score: 10

minister is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
minister is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
minister is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

minister is a valid Words With Friends word