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Meaning of minister | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent
ˈmɪn.əˌstɚ

Definitions

  1. minister (a person who is commissioned by the government for public service)
  2. A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
  3. A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church
  4. To administer or dispense (a sacrament, for example).
  5. A person (either a layperson or an ordained clergy member) who is commissioned to perform some act on behalf of the Catholic Church
  6. A person (either a layperson or an ordained clergy member) who is commissioned to perform some act on behalf of the Catholic Church.
  7. A government officer who heads a department.
  8. A politician who heads a ministry
  9. A person ordained for service in a Christian church:churchman, churchwoman, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, clerical, clerk, divine, ecclesiastic, parson, preacher.
  10. In diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador
  11. In diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.
  12. (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
  13. A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument
  14. A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.
  15. 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...
  16. ministro; pastor.
  17. One who is authorized to perform religious functions in a Christian church, especially a Protestant church.
  18. A high officer of state appointed to head an executive or administrative department of government.
  19. An authorized diplomatic representative of a government, usually ranking next below an ambassador.
  20. A person serving as an agent for another by carrying out specified orders or functions.

Equivalents

Afrikaans dominee
አማርኛ ሚኒስትር
Azərbaycanca nazir vəzir
Català ministre
Čeština duchovní kněz ministr ministryně
Cymraeg gweinidog
Esperanto ministro pastoro pastro
Gàidhlig ministear
Galego ministro
ગુજરાતી મંત્રી
Hausa minista
עברית כהן כוהן כומר כמר שר שרה
Հայերեն նախարար քահանա
Bahasa Indonesia menteri
Íslenska prestur ráðherra
Italiano prete
日本語 大臣 牧師 長官
Қазақша министр уәзір
ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಂತ್ರಿ
한국어 대신 목사 장관
Kurdî nazir
Кыргызча вазир
മലയാളം മന്ത്രി
Монгол сайд
मराठी मंत्री
Bahasa Melayu menteri
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဘုန်းကြီး ဝန်ကြီး
नेपाली मन्त्री
Nederlands dominee minister
Polski duchowny ksiądz minister pastor
پښتو وزير
Português ministro pastor
Română ministră ministru pastor preot
Slovenčina duchovný kňaz
Shqip prift
Svenska minister präst ta hand om varda
Kiswahili waziri
తెలుగు మంత్రి
Тоҷикӣ вазир
Tagalog ministro
Türkçe bakan vezir
ئۇيغۇرچە ۋەزىر
Українська міністр свяще́ник
اردو پادری وزیر
Oʻzbekcha ruhoniy vazir

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.
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