minister

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Synonyms: sinister, minster, finister, monster, administer, mister, magister, canister, ministry, banister, miniate

Antonyms: sinister, minster, finister, monster, administer, mister, magister, canister, ministry, banister, miniate

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Noun

1. A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
   • The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire congregation.
2. A person (either a layperson or an ordained clergy member) who is commissioned to perform some act on behalf of the Catholic Church.
3. A politician who heads a ministry
   • He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior.
4. In diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.
5. A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.

Verb

1. To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service.
2. To function as a clergyman or as the officiant in church worship.
3. To afford, to give, to supply.

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