minister

Noun
  1. A person authorized to conduct religious worship (synset 110003102)
    "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"
    is a type of: clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
    subtypes: ministrant - someone who serves as a minister
    same as: curate, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector
  2. A person appointed to a high office in the government (synset 110340521)
    "Minister of Finance"
    is a type of: executive, executive director - a person responsible for the administration of a business
    subtypes:
    specific instances:
    • haman - (Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them
    • ahmed zoki yamani, yamani - Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930)
    same as: government minister
  3. A diplomat representing one government to another;
    Ranks below ambassador (synset 110340353)
    is a type of: diplomat, diplomatist - an official engaged in international negotiations
    same as: diplomatic minister
  4. The job of a head of a government department (synset 100586847)
    domain region: britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - 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
    is a type of: public service - employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)
    subtypes: cabinet minister - the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet
Verb
  1. Attend to the wants and needs of others (synset 202555089)
    "I have to minister to my mother all the time"
    is a type of: attend, look, see, take care - take charge of or deal with
  2. Work as a minister (synset 202451525)
    "She is ministering in an old parish"
    is a type of: work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

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