minister
/mˈɪnʌstɝ/
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Definitions
Noun
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"
Noun
a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance"
Noun
a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
Noun
the job of a head of a government department
Verb
attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time"
Verb
work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish"
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attend
clergyman
diplomat
diplomatist
executive
executive director
look
man of the cloth
public service
reverend
see
take care
work