Minister

  • 11minister — [n1] person in charge of church abbot, archbishop, archdeacon, bishop, chaplain, clergy, clergyperson, cleric, clerical, clerk, confessor, curate, deacon, dean, diocesan, divine, ecclesiastic, lecturer, missionary, monk, parson, pastor, preacher …

    New thesaurus

  • 12minister — [min′is tər] n. [OFr ministre < L minister, an attendant, servant, in LL(Ec), Christian preacher < base of L minor, MINOR: formed prob. after magister,MASTER] 1. a person acting for another as agent and carrying out given orders or designs; …

    English World dictionary

  • 13Minister — Min is*ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ministered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ministering}.] [OE. ministren, OF. ministrer, fr. L. ministrare. See {Minister}, n.] To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer. [1913 Webster] He that ministereth seed… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 14minister — In its ecclesiastical sense, minister is the term to use for a member of the clergy, especially in the Presbyterian and Nonconformist Churches. It also has a more hierarchical meaning, reflecting the word s origin in Latin minister meaning… …

    Modern English usage

  • 15minister — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mos I, Mc. ministertrze; lm M. ministertrowie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} wysoki urzędnik państwowy będący członkiem rządu, zwykle stojący na czele jakiegoś resortu administracji państwowej : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Nominować,… …

    Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • 16Minister — [Basiswortschatz (Rating 1 1500)] Auch: • Ministerin Bsp.: • Es sind drei neue Minister in der Regierung. • Der Minister plant bis nach den Ferien keine großen Straßenarbeiten in der Gegen um Bristol …

    Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • 17minister — index administer (conduct), caretaker (one fulfilling the function of office), contribute (assist), deputy, incumbent, officiate …

    Law dictionary

  • 18minister — ► NOUN 1) a head of a government department. 2) a diplomatic agent, usually ranking below an ambassador, representing a state or sovereign in a foreign country. 3) a member of the clergy, especially in the Presbyterian and Nonconformist Churches …

    English terms dictionary

  • 19Minister — (lat.), 1) Diener jeder Art; 2) höchster Staatsbeamter, u. zwar führen die Gesandten zweiter Klasse den Titel Bevollmächtigte M. (Ministres plénipotentiaires), während die M. dritter Klasse blos Minisierresidenten (Ministres résidents) heißen,… …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 20Minister — Minister, der Vorgesetzte eines Klosters …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon