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min·is·ter    Audio Help   (mĭn'ĭ-stər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Abbr. Min.
    1. One who is authorized to perform religious functions in a Christian church, especially a Protestant church.
    2. Roman Catholic Church The superior in certain orders.
  1. A high officer of state appointed to head an executive or administrative department of government.
  2. An authorized diplomatic representative of a government, usually ranking next below an ambassador.
  3. 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, from Old French ministre, from Latin minister, servant; see mei-2 in Indo-European roots.]

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