ministers
Meaning of ministers
plural noun
- (in certain countries) a head of a government department.
the Defence Minister
- a member of the clergy, especially in the Presbyterian and Nonconformist Churches.
a minister of the Lutheran church
a Unitarian minister
- a diplomatic agent, usually ranking below an ambassador, representing a state or sovereign in a foreign country.
- a person or thing used to achieve or convey something.
the Angels are ministers of the Divine Will
- attend to the needs of (someone).
her doctor was busy ministering to the injured
- act as a minister of religion.
will these women be permitted to minister as priests?
Middle English (in minister (sense 2 of the noun)); also in the sense ‘a person acting under the authority of another’): from Old French ministre (noun), ministrer (verb), from Latin minister ‘servant’, from minus ‘less’.
Information about ministers
- The singular form of ministers is: minister.
- Languages in which ministers is used:
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Hyphenation of ministers
min-is-ters
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- ministers is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
ministers synonyms
Meaning a person employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence, make appointments, and carry out administrative tasks:
Meaning a subordinate official, in particular (in the UK) a junior minister or senior civil servant, or (in the US) the principal assistant to a member of the cabinet:
Meaning a person who is professionally involved in politics, especially as a holder of an elected office:
Meaning (in Islamic societies) a central finance department, chief administrative office, or regional governing body:
Meaning a male priest, minister, or religious leader, especially a Christian one:
Meaning a female priest, minister, or religious leader, especially a Christian one:
Meaning a priest or religious leader, especially a Christian or Muslim one:
Meaning a priest or member of the clergy:
Meaning a minister in charge of a Christian church or congregation, especially in some non-episcopal churches:
Meaning (in other Anglican Churches) a member of the clergy deputizing for another:
Meaning (in the Church of England) the incumbent of a parish where all tithes formerly passed to the incumbent:
Meaning an ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church, authorized to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments:
Meaning a beneficed member of the clergy; a rector or a vicar:
Meaning (often as a title or form of address) a priest:
Meaning a male member of the Christian clergy or of a Church:
Meaning a female member of the Christian clergy or of a Church:
Meaning a member of the clergy engaged as assistant to a vicar, rector, or parish priest:
Meaning a member of the clergy attached to a private chapel, institution, ship, regiment, etc:
Meaning a cleric or theologian:
Meaning a person who seeks to convert others to the Christian faith, especially by public preaching:
Meaning a person who preaches, especially a minister of religion:
Meaning a clergyman or member of the Church of Scotland:
Meaning a member of the clergy:
Meaning the title of a priest or chaplain in some countries:
Meaning a man, typically an old man or one regarded with some contempt:
Meaning an accredited diplomat sent by a state as its permanent representative in a foreign country:
Meaning a person, especially a diplomat, invested with the full power of independent action on behalf of their government, typically in a foreign country:
Meaning a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission:
Meaning a person sent as a diplomatic representative on a special mission:
Meaning a member of the clergy, especially a cardinal, representing the Pope:
Meaning an official representing a country abroad:
Meaning an official appointed by a state to live in a foreign city and protect the state's citizens and interests there:
Meaning a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference:
Meaning a person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others:
Meaning an assistant to an important person, especially a political leader:
Meaning a person considered to be important because of high rank or office:
Meaning a person holding public office or having official duties, especially as a representative of an organization or government department:
Meaning regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic:
Meaning give medical and other attention to (a sick person):
Meaning behave towards or deal with in a certain way:
Meaning make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources:
Meaning help (someone), typically by doing a share of the work:
Meaning perform duties or services for (another person or an organization):
Meaning (of a building or other area) provide lodging or sufficient space for:
Meaning change the content or appearance of (a document or picture) in order to deceive; falsify:
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