minister

/mˈɪnəstɚ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship
   “clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches”
2. a person appointed to a high office in the government
   “Minister of Finance”
3. a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
4. the job of a head of a government department

verb

1. attend to the wants and needs of others
   “I have to minister to my mother all the time”
2. work as a minister
   “She is ministering in an old parish”

Synonyms for minister

• curate
• minister of religion
• parson
• pastor
• rector
• government minister
• diplomatic minister

Words that rhyme with minister

• administer