Results for minister

Definitions of minister:

part of speech: verb intransitive

To serve; to give aid by doing helpful things; to serve as pastor of a church.

part of speech: verb transitive

To furnish: - pr. p. ministering; pa. p. ministered.

part of speech: noun

One intrusted by the head of a government with the direction of affairs of state; an ambassador sent to a foreign government; a clergyman or pastor of a church.

part of speech: noun

A pastor; a clergyman; in any country, the head of a department of government appointed by the sovereign; a sovereign's representative at a foreign state, but without the dignity of an ambassador.

part of speech: verb

To give aid or relief, as to the sick or poor; to perform, as the duties of an office.

part of speech: verb intransitive

To attend, as a servant: to perform duties: to give things needful.

Usage examples for minister:

• If I could stop being a minister long enough- Stop? "Rebecca Mary", Annie Hamilton Donnell

• Your minister is exactly behind us, Abbie, and I guess he wants to speak with you." "Ester Ried", Pansy (aka. Isabella M. Alden)

• If I wanted to know about some other things I would go to my minister "Without a Home", E. P. Roe

• He's at a minister's house. "Doors of the Night", Frank L. Packard