Meaning of minister | Babel Free
ˈmɪn.əˌstɚDefinitions
- minister (a person who is commissioned by the government for public service)
- A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
- A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church
- To administer or dispense (a sacrament, for example).
- A person (either a layperson or an ordained clergy member) who is commissioned to perform some act on behalf of the Catholic Church
- A person (either a layperson or an ordained clergy member) who is commissioned to perform some act on behalf of the Catholic Church.
- A government officer who heads a department.
- A politician who heads a ministry
- A person ordained for service in a Christian church:churchman, churchwoman, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, clerical, clerk, divine, ecclesiastic, parson, preacher.
- In diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador
- In diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.
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(with to) to give help (to). She ministered to his needs. omsien يَسْهَر على، يَرْعى، يُساعِد помагам cuidar de pečovat, pomáhat behilflich sein hjælpe; sørge for υπηρετώatender, cuidar rahuldama خدمت کردن huolehtia donner des soins לְסַפֵּק צְרָכַיו सेवा करना pomagati segít membantu hlynna að provvedere a ~に役立つ 주다, 공급하다 pasirūpinti, padėti palīdzēt; gādāt membantu verzorgensørge for, yte hjelp tildbać خدمت كول cuidar de a avea grijă de прислуживать starať sa (o), pomôcť (komu) pomagati brinu... with
- A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument
- A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.
- of or concerning ministers. ministerial duties. ministeriële كَهْنوتي، وزاري министерски ministerial ministerský; pastorský Ministerial-... ministeriel υπουργικόςministerial ministri-, õpetaja-, jutlustaja- وزیری ministerin ministériel, sacerdotal שֶׁל שַׂר मंत्रालय संबंधी pomoćni miniszteri yang berhubungan dengan menteri ráðherra- ministeriale; sacerdotale 大臣の 성직자의 ministro, ministrų ministra-; ministrijas- yang berkaitan dengan menteri ministerieelpreste-; statsråds-, minister- ministerial...
- ministro; pastor.
- One who is authorized to perform religious functions in a Christian church, especially a Protestant church.
- A high officer of state appointed to head an executive or administrative department of government.
- 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.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
dominee
አማርኛ
ሚኒስትር
Català
ministre
Cymraeg
gweinidog
Deutsch
Dienstamtsträger
Dienstamtsträgerin
Minister
Ministerin
Pfarrer
Priester
sich kümmern
Sorgen
Gàidhlig
ministear
Galego
ministro
ગુજરાતી
મંત્રી
Hausa
minista
Bahasa Indonesia
menteri
Italiano
prete
ಕನ್ನಡ
ಮಂತ್ರಿ
Kurdî
nazir
Кыргызча
вазир
ລາວ
ລັດຖະມົນຕີ
മലയാളം
മന്ത്രി
Монгол
сайд
मराठी
मंत्री
Bahasa Melayu
menteri
नेपाली
मन्त्री
پښتو
وزير
Shqip
prift
Kiswahili
waziri
తెలుగు
మంత్రి
Тоҷикӣ
вазир
Tagalog
ministro
ئۇيغۇرچە
ۋەزىر
Examples
“The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire congregation.”
“He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior.”
“Ministers to kings, whose eyes, ears, and hands they are, must be answerable to God and man.”
“[…], I choſe / Camillo for the miniſter, to poyſon / My friend Polixenes: […]”
“And Moſes roſe vp, and his miniſter Ioſhua: and Moſes went vp into the mount of God.”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
See also
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