MINISTER
Minister
In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform functions such as teaching of beliefs; leading services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing spiritual guidance to the community. The term is taken from Latin minister "servant, attendant", which itself was derived from minus "less".The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Minister (Christianity)
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minister
Noun
- A person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a Protestant church.
- The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire congregation.
- A politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service).
- He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior.
- At a diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.
- A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.
Verb
- To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service.
- A newspaper headline: Couple leaves business world to minister to inner-city children
- to function as a clergyman or as the officiant in church worship
- To afford, to give, to supply.
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