Definition of minister. Meaning of minister. Synonyms of minister

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Definition of minister

Minister
Minister Min"is*ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ministered; p. pr. & vb. n. Ministering.] [OE. ministren, OF. ministrer, fr. L. ministrare. See Minister, n.] To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer. He that ministereth seed to the sower. --2 Cor. ix. 10. We minister to God reason to suspect us. --Jer. Taylor.
Minister
Minister Min"is*ter, v. i. 1. To act as a servant, attendant, or agent; to attend and serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or secular. The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister. --Matt. xx. 28. 2. To supply or to things needful; esp., to supply consolation or remedies. --Matt. xxv. 44. Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased? --Shak.

Meaning of minister from wikipedia

- minister may refer to: minister (christianity), a christian minister. minister (diplomacy), the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador
- a minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government , making and implementing decisions on
- in christian churches , a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform functions such as teaching
- a minister of foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state .
- a prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system .
- the title defence minister, minister of defence or minister for defence is assigned to a person in a cabinet position in charge of a
- minister of state is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system . 'minister of
- a minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a
- the cabinet of canada (cabinet du canada) is a body of ministers of the crown that, along with the canadian monarch , and within the tenets
- the minister for justice and equality. (an taire dlí agus cirt agus comhionannais. is the senior minister at the department of justice and
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