Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun minister

4 senses of minister

Sense 1
curate, minister of religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector -- (a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches")
       => clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth -- (a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)

Sense 2
minister, government minister -- (a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance")
       => executive, executive director -- (a person responsible for the administration of a business)

Sense 3
minister, diplomatic minister -- (a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador)
       => diplomat, diplomatist -- (an official engaged in international negotiations)

Sense 4
minister -- (the job of a head of a government department)
       => public service -- (employment within a government system (especially in the civil service))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb minister

2 senses of minister

Sense 1
minister -- (attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time")
       => attend, take care, look, see -- (take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business")

Sense 2
minister -- (work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish")
       => work -- (exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor")