curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector -- (a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches")
minister, government minister -- (a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance")
minister, diplomatic minister -- (a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador)
minister -- (the job of a head of a government department)
Overview of verb minister
The verb minister has 2 senses
minister -- (attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time")
minister -- (work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish")
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