minister minister /ˈmɪnɪstɝ/

noun

1. () A person authorized to conduct religious worship  ( curate , minister of religion , rector , minister , parson , pastor )
   a person authorized to conduct religious worship
    Clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches
   clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches
   
2. [British] The job of a head of a government department  ( minister [British] )
   the job of a head of a government department
   
3. A diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador  ( diplomatic minister , minister )
   a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
   
   
4. A person appointed to a high office in the government  ( government minister , minister )
   a person appointed to a high office in the government
    Minister of Finance
   Minister of Finance
   

verb

1. () Attend to the wants and needs of others  ( minister )
   attend to the wants and needs of others
    I have to minister to my mother all the time
   I have to minister to my mother all the time
   
2. Work as a minister  ( minister )
   work as a minister
    She is ministering in an old parish
   She is ministering in an old parish