to minister

Definition of to minister in English English dictionary: At a diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador; A politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service)
He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior.; {n} a high officer, clergyman, agent, aider; {v} to give, supply, yield, attend, serve; This is a Latin word, meaning servant In the Episcopal Church lay persons as well as bishops, priests and deacons are ministers, servants of God, caring for their brothers and sisters in the church and those outside it; In olden days, the word was synonymous with the clergy While the ordained do indeed have special ministries to perform, we Episcopalians recognize that every baptized Christian has ministry to do for God’s greater glory We therefore believe that all Christians are ministers In our Catechism we state, "The ministers of the Church are lay persons, bishops, priests and deacons " (page 855, BCP); If you minister to people or to their needs, you serve them or help them, for example by making sure that they have everything they need or want. For 44 years he had ministered to the poor, the sick, the neglected and the deprived. to work as a priest; A person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a Protestant church; One who serves at the altar; one who performs sacerdotal duties; the pastor of a church duly authorized or licensed to preach the gospel and administer the sacraments; {i} person authorized to conduct a religious service, pastor, cleric; one appointed to a high government office, official, emissary, delegate; head of a government department; clerk; the Minister of Conservation or duly authorised delegate; A gender-neutral title used for an officer responsible for a particular activity Often substituted with Master or Mistress, as appropriate for the specific individual currently holding the position; To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer; {f} conduct a religious service, perform a rite; officiate; hold a government office; administer, supply, provide; fulfill the duties of a minister; n anyone authorized to carry out or assist in the spiritual functions of a church; In Britain and some other countries, a minister is a person who is in charge of a particular government department. When the government had come to power, he had been named minister of culture The new Defence Minister is Senator Robert Ray; A minister is a person who officially represents their government in a foreign country and has a lower rank than an ambassador. He concluded a deal with the Danish minister in Washington; a person authorized to conduct religious worship; Aneghlaf; An officer of justice; Someone who serves others; (statsrÃ¥d/minister) A member of the Government (Cabinet) See also Government, the; Minister is the Latin word for doer of little deeds, as opposed to a magistrate, who is a doer of great deeds In some churches, the word minister denotes a person who is charged with the spiritual care of a church In most churches, minister is a generic term that includes all who assist in worship, whether clergy or lay All of the following are ministers: bishops, priests, deacons, acolyte, lay readers, crucifers, and even the congregation; the job of a head of a government department a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance"; A person who is commissioned by the government for public service; the job of a head of a government department; attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time; A minister is a member of the clergy, especially in Protestant churches. His father was a Baptist minister; To supply or to things needful; esp; To act as a servant, attendant, or agent; to attend and serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or secular; (Ministre) - in relation to a department, means the Minister who, under the Financial Administration Act, is the appropriate Minister with respect to that department; A representative of a government, sent to the court, or seat of government, of a foreign nation to transact diplomatic business; A Minister of State, appointed by the Governor to the Executive Council on the advice of the Premier The Premier is also a Minister The Ministers collectively make the executive government; means the Federal Government Minister responsible for the AIC Scheme policy As at January 2002 this is the Minister for Education, Science and Training; a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance"; To attend to; to tend; MPs chosen by the Prime Minister to form the government; One to whom the sovereign or executive head of a government intrusts the management of affairs of state, or some department of such affairs; Minister for the Environment and Heritage; attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time"; a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador; (or minister of state) a member of Parliament who is a member of the executive government, and who is usually in charge of a government department; work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish"; to supply consolation or remedies; means the Minister responsible for the subject of social security; A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument