minister: significato e definizioni

A high officer of state appointed to head an executive or administrative department of government.

To attend to the wants and needs of others: Volunteers ministered to the homeless after the flood. See Synonyms at tend2.

To perform the functions of a cleric.

To administer or dispense (a sacrament, for example).

One who is authorized to perform religious functions in a Christian church, especially a Protestant church.

Roman Catholic Church The superior in certain orders.

An authorized diplomatic representative of a government, usually ranking next below an ambassador.

A person serving as an agent for another by carrying out specified orders or functions.