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min⋅is⋅ter

  [min-uh-ster]
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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, esp. 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 envoy 1 (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.
–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; (n.) ME ministre, minister (< OF ministre) < L minister servant, equiv. to minis- (var. of minus a lesser amount; akin to minor minor ) + -ter n. suffix; r. ME menistre < OF < L, as above; (v.) ME ministren < OF ministrer < L ministrāre to act as a servant, attend, deriv. of minister

Synonyms:
9. answer, tend, oblige.
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min·is·ter   (mĭn'ĭ-stər)   
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.

  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, from Old French ministre, from Latin minister, servant; see mei-2 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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