Minister
Definition of Minister
Min´is`ter | n. | 1. | | | 1. | A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument. | | 2. | An officer of justice. | | 3. | One to whom the sovereign or executive head of a government intrusts the management of affairs of state, or some department of such affairs. | | 4. | A representative of a government, sent to the court, or seat of government, of a foreign nation to transact diplomatic business. | | 5. | One who serves at the altar; one who performs sacerdotal duties; the pastor of a church duly authorized or licensed to preach the gospel and administer the sacraments. | | v. t. | 1. | To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer. | | v. i. | 1. | To act as a servant, attendant, or agent; to attend and serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or secular. | | 2. | To supply or to things needful; esp., to supply consolation or remedies; as, to minister to the sick. |
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