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| 1. | [ noun ] (religion,Christianity) a person authorized to conduct religious worship | |
| Synonyms: | pastor parson rector curate | |
| Related terms: | clergyman ministrant | |
| 2. | [ verb ] attend to the wants and needs of others | |
| Examples: | "I have to minister to my mother all the time" |
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| Related terms: | attend relief | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (politics) a person appointed to a high office in the government | |
| Synonyms: | government_minister | |
| Examples: | "Minister of Finance" |
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| Related terms: | executive foreign_minister Haman finance_minister ahmed_zoki_yamani cabinet_minister | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (work) work as a minister | |
| Examples: | "She is ministering in an old parish" |
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| Related terms: | work be curate | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (work) a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador | |
| Synonyms: | diplomatic_minister | |
| Related terms: | diplomat | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (British) the job of a head of a government department | |
| Related terms: | public_service cabinet_minister UK | |
| Similar spelling: |
ministering ministerial minster ministry ministrant minstrel Minnesota minstrelsy Minnesotan minestrone |
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