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minister
min·is·ter M0317400 (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).
[Middle English ministre, from Old French, from Latin minister, servant; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]minister (ˈmɪnɪstə) n1. (Protestantism) (esp in Presbyterian and some Nonconformist Churches) a member of the clergy2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person appointed to head a government department3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any diplomatic agent accredited to a foreign government or head of state4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) short for minister plenipotentiary or envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. See envoy115. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Also called (in full): minister resident a diplomat ranking after an envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary6. a person who attends to the needs of others, esp in religious matters7. a person who acts as the agent or servant of a person or thingvb8. (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 nmin•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] minister
Past participle: ministered
Gerund: ministering
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| minister | | minister |
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| I minister | | you minister | | he/she/it ministers | | we minister | | you minister | | they minister |
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| I ministered | | you ministered | | he/she/it ministered | | we ministered | | you ministered | | they ministered |
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| I am ministering | | you are ministering | | he/she/it is ministering | | we are ministering | | you are ministering | | they are ministering |
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| I have ministered | | you have ministered | | he/she/it has ministered | | we have ministered | | you have ministered | | they have ministered |
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| I was ministering | | you were ministering | | he/she/it was ministering | | we were ministering | | you were ministering | | they were ministering |
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| I had ministered | | you had ministered | | he/she/it had ministered | | we had ministered | | you had ministered | | they had ministered |
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| I will minister | | you will minister | | he/she/it will minister | | we will minister | | you will minister | | they will minister |
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| I will have ministered | | you will have ministered | | he/she/it will have ministered | | we will have ministered | | you will have ministered | | they will have ministered |
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| I will be ministering | | you will be ministering | | he/she/it will be ministering | | we will be ministering | | you will be ministering | | they will be ministering |
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| I have been ministering | | you have been ministering | | he/she/it has been ministering | | we have been ministering | | you have been ministering | | they have been ministering |
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| I will have been ministering | | you will have been ministering | | he/she/it will have been ministering | | we will have been ministering | | you will have been ministering | | they will have been ministering |
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| I had been ministering | | you had been ministering | | he/she/it had been ministering | | we had been ministering | | you had been ministering | | they had been ministering |
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| I would minister | | you would minister | | he/she/it would minister | | we would minister | | you would minister | | they would minister |
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| I would have ministered | | you would have ministered | | he/she/it would have ministered | | we would have ministered | | you would have ministered | | they would have ministered |
ministerA government officer who heads a department.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, rectorclergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Churchministrant - someone who serves as a minister | | 2. |  minister - a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance"government ministercabinet minister - a person who is a member of the cabinetexecutive, executive director - a person responsible for the administration of a businessfinance minister, minister of finance - the minister responsible for state financesforeign minister, secretary of state - a government minister for foreign relations | | 3. |  minister - a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassadordiplomatic ministerdiplomat, diplomatist - an official engaged in international negotiations | | 4. | minister - the job of a head of a government departmentpublic 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 cabinetBritain, 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" |
ministernoun1. 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.verb1. (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.ministernounA person ordained for service in a Christian church:churchman, churchwoman, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, clerical, clerk, divine, ecclesiastic, parson, preacher.Informal: reverend.phrasal verb
minister to1. 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).Translationsminister (ˈministə) noun1. a clergyman in certain branches of the Christian Church. He is a minister in the Presbyterian church. 牧師 牧师2. (the title of) the head of any of the divisions or departments of a government. the Minister for Education. 部長 部长 verb (with to) to give help (to). She ministered to his needs. 服侍，侍候 服侍，照料 ministerial (miniˈstiəriəl) adjective of or concerning ministers. ministerial duties. 牧師的，部長的 部长的ˈministry – plural ˈministries – noun1. the profession, duties or period of service of a minister of religion. His ministry lasted for fifteen years. 牧師的身份、職務或任期 牧师的职位或任期2. a department of government or the building where its employees work. the Transport Ministry. (政府的)部 （政府的）部 minister → 牧师zhCN, 部长zhCNminister
(as) black as the minister's coatdated Completely black; totally without light or color. The basement gives me the creeps, it's as black as the minister's coat down there!See also: black, coatminister to (one)To tend to or care for one; to look after one's needs or wants. The missionary group has been ministering to the displaced people of the impoverished country ever since the tsunami devastated their villages. She ministers to the homeless at a shelter downtown on the weekends.See also: ministerminister to someone or somethingto take care of someone or someone's needs. Sarah tried to minister to the people of the village. He sought to minister to the grief of the widow.See also: ministerminister
minister, in diplomacy: see diplomatic servicediplomatic service,
organized body of agents maintained by governments to communicate with one another. Origins
Until the 15th cent. any formal communication or negotiation among nations was conducted either by means of ambassadors specially appointed for a
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or exterritoriality,
privilege of immunity from local law enforcement enjoyed by certain aliens. Although physically present upon the territory of a foreign nation, those aliens possessing extraterritoriality are considered by customary
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minister, in government: see cabinetcabinet,
group of advisers to the head of the state who themselves are usually the heads of the administrative government departments. The nature of the cabinet differs widely in various countries.
..... Click the link for more information. .Minister a clergyman in a Protestant church. Unlike Catholic and Eastern Orthodox priests, a minister is not considered the exclusive possessor of “divine grace,” has few or no special vestments, and practices a way of life that is usual for laymen. minister1. (esp in Presbyterian and some Nonconformist Churches) a member of the clergy 2. a person appointed to head a government department 3. any diplomatic agent accredited to a foreign government or head of state Minister
Related to Minister: Minister of State, cabinet ministerMINISTER, government. An officer who is placed near the sovereign, and is invested with the administration of some one of the principal branches of the government.
2. Ministers are responsible to the king or other supreme magistrate who has appointed them. 4 Conn. 134. MINISTER, international law. This is the general name given to public functionaries who represent their country abroad, such as ambassadors, (q.v.) envoys, (q.v.) and residents. (q.v.) A custom of recent origin has introduced a new kind of ministers, without any particular determination of character; these are simply called ministers, to indicate that they are invested with the general character of a sovereign's mandatories, without any particular assignment of rank or character.
2. The minister represents his government in a vague and indeterminate manner, which cannot be equal to the first degree; and be possesses all the rights essential to a public minister.
3. There are also ministers plenipotentiary, who, as they possess full powers, are of much greater distinction than simple ministers. These also, are without any particular attribution of rank and character, but by custom are now placed immediately below the ambassador, or on a level with the envoy extraordinary. Vattel, liv. 4, c. 6, Sec. 74; Kent, Com. 38; Merl. Repert. h.t. sect. 1, n. 4.
4. Formerly no distinction was made in the different classes of public ministers, but the modern usage of Europe introduced some distinctions in this respect, which, on account of a want of precision, became the source of controversy. To obviate these, the congress of Vienna, and that of Aix la Chapelle, put an end to these disputes by classing ministers as follows: 1. Ambassadors, and papal legates or nuncios. 2. Envoys, ministers, or others accredited to sovereigns, (aupres des souverains). 3. Ministers resident, accredited to sovereigns. 4. Charges d'Affaires, accredited to the minister of foreign affairs. Recez du Congres de Vienne, du 19 Mars, 1815; Protocol du Congres d' Aix la Chapelle, du 21 Novembre, 1818; Wheat, Intern. Law, pt. 3, c. Sec. 6.
5. The act of May 1, 1810, 2 Story's L. U. S. 1171, fixes a compensation for public, ministers, as follows
Sec. 1. Be it enacted, &c. That the president of the United States shall not allow to any minister plenipotentiary a greater sum than at the rate of nine thousand dollars per annum, as a compensation for all his personal services and expenses; nor to any charge des affaires, a greater sum than at the rate of four thousand five hundred dollars per annum, as a compensation for all his personal services and expenses, nor to the secretary of any legation, or embassy to any foreign country, or secretary of any minister plenipotentiary, a greater sum than at the rate of two thousand dollars per annum, as a compensation for all his personal services and expenses; nor to any consul who shall be appointed to reside at Algiers, a greater sum than at the rate of four thousand dollars per annum, as a compensation for all his personal services and expenses; nor to any other consul who shall be appointed to reside at any other of the states on the coast of Barbary, a greater sum than at the rate of two thousand dollars per annum, as a compensation for all his personal services and expenses; nor shall there be appointed more than one consul for any one of the said states: Provided, it shall be lawful for the president of the United States to allow to a minister plenipotentiary, or charge des affaires, on going from the United States to any foreign country, an outfit, which shall in no case exceed one year's full salary of such minister or charge des affaires; but no consul shall be allowed an outfit in any case whatever, any usage or custom' to the contrary notwithstanding.
6.-Sec. 2. That to entitle any charge des affaires, or secretary of any legation or embassy to any foreign country, or secretary of any minister plenipotentiary, to the compensation hereinbefore provided, they shall, respectively, be appointed by the president of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the senate; but in the recess of the senate, the president is hereby authorized to make such appointments, which shall be submitted to the senate at the next session thereafter, for their advice and consent; and no compensation shall be allowed to any charge des affaires, or any of the secretaries hereinbefore described, who shall not be appointed as aforesaid: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize any appointment, of a secretary to a charge des affaires, or to any consul residing on the Barbary coast; or to sanction any claim against the United States for expenses incident to the same, any usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.
7. The Act of August 6, 1842, sect. 9, directs, that the president of the United States shall not allow to any minister, resident a greater sum than at the rate of six thousand dollars per annum, as a compensation for all his personal services and expenses: Provided, that it shall be lawful for the president to allow to such minister resident, on going from the United States to any foreign country, an outfit, which shall in no case exceed one year's full salary of such minister resident. MINISTER, eccl. law. One ordained by some church to preach the gospel.
2. Ministers are authorized in the United States, generally, to marry, and are liable to fines and penalties for marrying minors contrary to the local regulations. As to the right of ministers or parsons, see Am. Jur. No. 30, p. 268; Anth. Shep. Touch. 564; 2 Mass. R. 500; 10 Mass. R. 97; 14 Mass. R. 333; 3 Fairf. R. 487. MINISTER, mediator. An officer appointed by the government of one nation, with the consent of two other nations, who have a matter in dispute, with a view by his interference and good office to have such matter settled., minister
Related to minister: Minister of State, cabinet ministerSynonyms for ministernoun member of the governmentSynonyms- member of the government
- secretary
- politician
- secretary of state
- cabinet minister
- political leader
noun officialSynonyms- official
- ambassador
- diplomat
- delegate
- executive
- administrator
- envoy
- cabinet member
- office-holder
- plenipotentiary
noun clergymanSynonyms- clergyman
- priest
- divine
- vicar
- parson
- preacher
- pastor
- chaplain
- cleric
- rector
- curate
- churchman
- padre
- ecclesiastic
verb attendSynonyms- attend
- serve
- tend
- answer to
- accommodate
- take care of
- cater to
- pander to
- administer to
- be solicitous of
Synonyms for ministernoun a person ordained for service in a Christian churchSynonyms- churchman
- churchwoman
- clergyman
- clergywoman
- cleric
- clerical
- clerk
- divine
- ecclesiastic
- parson
- preacher
- reverend
phrase minister to: to have the care and supervision ofSynonyms- attend
- care for
- look after
- mind
- see to
- tend
- watch
phrase minister to: to work and care forSynonymsSynonyms for ministernoun a person authorized to conduct religious worshipSynonyms- curate
- minister of religion
- parson
- pastor
- rector
Related Words- clergyman
- man of the cloth
- reverend
- ministrant
noun a person appointed to a high office in the governmentSynonymsRelated Words- cabinet minister
- executive
- executive director
- finance minister
- minister of finance
- foreign minister
- secretary of state
noun a diplomat representing one government to anotherSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the job of a head of a government departmentRelated Words- public service
- cabinet minister
- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
verb attend to the wants and needs of othersRelated Wordsverb work as a ministerRelated Words |