Meaning & Definition of Minister in English
English⟶
Minister
/mɪnəstər/
noun
1. A person authorized to conduct religious worship
- "Clergymen are usually called ministers in protestant churches"
synonym:
- curate,
- minister of religion,
- minister,
- parson,
- pastor,
- rector
2. A person appointed to a high office in the government
- "Minister of finance"
synonym:
- minister,
- government minister
3. A diplomat representing one government to another
- Ranks below ambassador
synonym:
- minister,
- diplomatic minister
4. The job of a head of a government department
synonym:
- minister
verb
1. Attend to the wants and needs of others
- "I have to minister to my mother all the time"
synonym:
- minister
2. Work as a minister
- "She is ministering in an old parish"
synonym:
- minister
Examples of using
Our minister is a vegetarian and an atheist.
I will probably be the first Polish foreign minister in history to say so, but here it is: I fear German power less than I am beginning to fear German inactivity.
Bulgaria is the only country in Europe where a former monarch has been elected prime minister.