Question

minister

Accepted Answer

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarymin·is·ter I \ˈmi-nə-stər\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English ministre, from Anglo-French, from Latin minister servant; akin to Latin minor smaller DATE 14th century1. agent2. a. one officiating or assisting the officiant in church worship b. a clergyman especially of a Protestant communion3. a. the superior of one of several religious orders — called also minister-general b. the assistant to the rector or the bursar of a Jesuit house4. a high officer of state entrusted with the management of a division of governmental activities5. a. a diplomatic representative (as an ambassador) accredited to the court or seat of government of a foreign state b. a diplomatic representative ranking below an ambassador II intransitive verb (-tered ; min·is·ter·ing \-st(ə-)riŋ\) DATE 14th century1. to function as a minister of religion2. to give aid or service minister to the sickEnglish Etymologyminister c.1300, "one who acts upon the authority of another," from O.Frhttp://O.Fr.ministre "servant," from L. minister (gen. ministri) "servant, priest's assistant" (in M.L. "priest"), from minus, minor "less," hence "subordinate," + comp. suffix *-teros. Meaning "priest" is attested in Eng. from early 14c. Political sense of "high officer of the state" is attested from 1620s, from notion of "service to the crown." The verb is from c.1300, originally "to serve (food or drink)."Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ ministermin·is·ter / 5ministE(r) / noun1. (often Minister) (BrE) (in Britain and many other countries) a senior member of the government who is in charge of a government department or a branch of one (英国及其他许多国家的)部长,大臣: the Minister of Education 教育部长 a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers 欧盟外交部长会议 senior ministers in the Cabinet 内阁中的高级部长 cabinet ministers 内阁部长 ⇨ see also first minister , prime minister 2. (in some Protestant Christian Churches 某些新教教会的) a trained religious leader 牧师: a Methodist minister 循道宗牧师 ⇨ compare pastor , priest , vicar 3. a person, lower in rank than an ambassador , whose job is to represent their government in a foreign country 公使；外交使节verb PHRASAL VERBS ▪ 'minister to sb / sth (formal) to care for sb, especially sb who is sick or old, and make sure that they have everything they need 照料,服侍(年老或体弱者等) SYN tend Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishminister noun 1 member of the government ADJ. prime | chief, principal Queen Elizabeth's chief minister, Lord Burghley | deputy | junior, senior | cabinet, departmental, EU, Foreign Office, government, Home Office | defence, education, environment, finance, foreign, health, interior, transport, etc. | relevant, responsible Local authorities should submit schemes to the relevant minister for approval. | former, outgoing VERB + MINISTER appoint (sb), appoint sb as, nominate (sb), nominate sb as | elect (sb), elect sb as | dismiss (sb as) | serve as He served briefly as prime minister from 1920 to 1921. | lobby, persuade, urge lobbying the Transport Minister over the issue | advise, consult, instruct | accuse, criticize MINISTER + VERB resign, retire | be accountable to sb, be responsible for sth Ministers are accountable to Parliament. the minister responsible for the health service | announce sth, unveil sth | agree (to) sth, approve sth, decide sth, endorse sth | intervene (in sth) The foreign minister intervened with disastrous results. PREP. ~ for the new minister for the Arts | ~ of A new minister of defence had been appointed. > See PRIME MINISTER2 priest ADJ. church | Baptist, Congregational, Methodist, Nonconformist, Presbyterian VERB + MINISTER ordain (sb), ordain sb as He was ordained minister of a small rural congregation. PHRASES a minister of religionWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: minister of music , or minister of state , or minister plenipotentiary , or minister-president, or minister resident , or minister without portfolio , or prime minister , or minister-general , or foreign ministermin·is·terI. \ˈminə̇stə(r)\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English ministre, from Old French, from Latin minister servant; akin to Latin minor smaller — more at minor1. : one that acts under the orders or authority of another : one employed by another for the execution of purposes : agent < the angels are ministers of the divine will — H.P.Liddon > < a principle to which time is the minister and not the master — P.E.More >2. a. : one duly authorized (as by ordination) to conduct Christian worship, preach the gospel, and administer the sacraments: as (1) : a priest who officiates at an altar in the conduct of a service of worship (as a mass) (2) : a deacon or subdeacon at solemn services (3) : a clergyman of a Protestant church (4) : preacher (5) chiefly England : a member of a nonconformist church b. : one who performs the duties of a clergyman during his customary vocation but who has never been formally licensed or ordained as a minister3. archaic : one that waits upon or serves : attendant, servant < cooks and other inferior ministers employed in the … kitchens — Edward Gibbon >4. : one exercising non-Christian clerical functions5. a. or minister-general : the superior of one of several religious orders b. : the assistant to the rector or the bursar of a Jesuit house6. : a high office of state entrusted by the chief of state or the executive head of a government with the management of a division of governmental activities < British … ministers who exercise the powers of government derive their formal authority from the king — J.A.Corry > < Canadian … ministers carry the political responsibility for their departments — Alexander Brady >— see foreign minister, prime minister; compare commissar 27. a. : a diplomatic representative (as an ambassador) accredited by a sovereign or government to the court or seat of government of a foreign state < shall appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls — U.S.Constitution > b. : a diplomatic representative ranking below an ambassador and usually accredited to states of less importance < send ambassadors to most countries and ministers to the less important ones — F.A.Magruder > — compare minister plenipotentiary, minister residentII. verb(ministered ; ministered ; ministering \-t(ə)riŋ\ ; ministers)Etymology: Middle English ministren, from Middle French ministrer, from Latin ministrare to serve, dish up, from minister servantintransitive verb1. : to serve or officiate in worship : act in the capacity of or perform the functions of a minister of religion — often used with to < became rector of a small parish where he ministered for several years > < after a rabbi has ministered to a congregation for … fifteen years — B.Z.Bokser >2. : to attend to the wants and comforts of someone : give aid :serve — usually used with to < happily he … had ministered to this man — Louis Auchincloss > < during the plague he ministered to the sick >3. : to do things needful or helpful : be serviceable or conducive — usually used with to < a tract for the times … ministered to the needs of the moment — R.W.Southern > < this conclusion ministered to complacency — R.H.Bainton >transitive verb1. archaic : furnish, supply, afford < limbs … made to minister delight — P.J.Bailey > < neither give heed to fables … which minister questions — 1 Tim 1:4 (Authorized Version) >2. archaic : administer, dispense < I thither went to minister the sacrament — John Wilson †1854 > < that he might minister the Gospel to the Gentiles — R.M.Benson

Minister A Government Foreign Verb Ministers Or One