minister

nouns

a person authorized to conduct religious worship
"clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"
curate, minister, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector
is derived from
ministerial
a person appointed to a high office in the government
"Minister of Finance"
government minister, minister
is derived from
ministerial
a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
diplomatic minister, minister
is derived from
ministerial
the job of a head of a government department
minister
is derived from
ministerial
domain region
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
is a type of (narrower)
employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)
public service

verbs

attend to the wants and needs of others
"I have to minister to my mother all the time"
minister
is derived from
ministrant
is derived from
ministration
is a type of (narrower)
take charge of or deal with
"Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"
attend, look, see, take care
work as a minister
"She is ministering in an old parish"
minister
is derived from
ministrant
is a type of (narrower)
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
"I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
work