minister
/'ministə/
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Definition
Noun:
- A high-ranking government official: A person who is in charge of a major government department or ministry.
- A diplomatic representative: A person sent to a foreign country to represent their government, typically ranking below an ambassador.
- A member of the clergy: A person authorized to conduct religious worship and perform other spiritual duties, especially in some Protestant churches.
Verb:
- To attend to the needs of someone: To provide care, help, or service to someone.
- To perform the duties of a religious minister: To serve as a clergy member, conducting services and providing spiritual guidance.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The Minister of Education announced new policies for schools.
- The French minister met with local officials to discuss trade.
- The minister delivered a powerful sermon on Sunday morning.
Verb:
- Nurses minister to the sick and injured with great compassion.
- After his ordination, he began to minister to a small rural congregation.
Advanced Usage
- "To minister to": This is the standard phrasal construction for the verb, meaning to care for or attend to the needs of someone or something.
- Volunteers minister to the homeless by providing food and shelter.
- "Prime Minister": A specific compound noun for the head of government in many countries. (Listed under Variants as it is a compound).
Variants and Related Words
- Ministerial (adj): Relating to a government minister or ministry.
- He has significant ministerial experience.
- Ministry (n):
- A government department headed by a minister.
- She works at the Ministry of Defence.
- The profession, duties, or period of service of a religious minister.
- He felt a calling to enter the ministry.
- Prime Minister (n): The head of an elected government; the principal minister of a sovereign or state.
Synonyms
- Noun (Government): Secretary, official, administrator.
- Noun (Clergy): Clergyman, clergywoman, pastor, preacher.
- Verb: Tend, care for, attend to, serve.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Minister to: To provide help or care to someone.
- Her life's work was to minister to the poor.
Related Idioms
- A ministering angel: A phrase used to describe someone who provides kind and devoted care, often in a time of need.
- During my illness, my neighbor was a true ministering angel.
Noun
- 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 authorized to conduct religious worship
- clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches
Verb
- work as a minister
- She is ministering in an old parish
- attend to the wants and needs of others
- I have to minister to my mother all the time