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# A person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a [[Protestant]] [[church]]. |
# A person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a [[Protestant]] [[church]]. |
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#: ''The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire [[congregation]]''. |
#: ''The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire [[congregation]]''. |
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# A politician who heads a [[ministry]] (national or regional government department for [[public service]]). |
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#: ''He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior''. |
#: ''He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior''. |
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# At a [[diplomacy]], the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador |
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# Someone who serves others. |
# Someone who serves others. |
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* [[Afrikaans]]: {{t-|af|minister|xs=Afrikaans}} |
* [[Afrikaans]]: {{t-|af|minister|xs=Afrikaans}} |
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* Arabic: {{Arab|[[وزير]]}} (wazīr) {{m}} |
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[وزير]]}} (wazīr) {{m}} |
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Revision as of 22:11, 13 November 2010
See also: Minister
English
Etymology
< (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English (deprecated template usage) ministre < (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French (deprecated template usage) ministre < (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) minister < (deprecated template usage) minor + (deprecated template usage) -ter; see minor.
Pronunciation
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Noun
minister (plural ministers)
- A person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a Protestant church.
- The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire congregation.
- A politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service).
- He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior.
- At a diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador
- Someone who serves others.
Related terms
Translations
person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a Protestant church
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politician who heads a ministry
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someone who serves others
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Verb
minister (third-person singular simple present ministers, present participle ministering, simple past and past participle ministered)
- Template:transitive To attend to; to tend.
- A newspaper headline: Couple leaves business world to minister to inner-city children
See also
External links
- “minister”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “minister”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
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|lang=parameter) IPA(key): /miˈnistər/
Noun
minister
- A minister, a person who is commissioned by the government for public service.