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noun
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 by or under the authority of a sovereign or head of a government to some high office of state, especially to that of head of an administrative department: the minister of finance.
4.
a diplomatic representative accredited by one government to another and ranking next below an ambassador. Compare envoy1 (def. 1).
5.
a person acting as the agent or instrument of another.
verb (used with object)
6.
to administer or apply: to minister the last rites.
7.
Archaic. to furnish; supply.
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verb (used without object)
8.
to perform the functions of a religious minister.
9.
to give service, care, or aid; attend, as to wants or necessities.: to minister to the needs of the hungry.
10.
to contribute, as to comfort or happiness.
Origin:
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English ministre, minister (< Old French ministre) < Latin minister servant, equivalent to minis- (variant of minus a lesser amount; akin to minor minor) + -ter noun suffix; replacing Middle English menistre < Old French < Latin, as above; (v.) Middle English ministren < Old French ministrer < Latin ministrāre to act as a servant, attend, derivative of minister
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English ministre, minister (< Old French ministre) < Latin minister servant, equivalent to minis- (variant of minus a lesser amount; akin to minor minor) + -ter noun suffix; replacing Middle English menistre < Old French < Latin, as above; (v.) Middle English ministren < Old French ministrer < Latin ministrāre to act as a servant, attend, derivative of minister
Related forms
pre·min·is·ter, verb (used without object)
sub·min·is·ter, noun
un·der·min·is·ter, noun
un·min·is·tered, adjective
Synonyms
9. answer, tend, oblige.
9. answer, tend, oblige.
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