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51minister — [13] Etymologically, a minister is a person of ‘lower’ status, a ‘servant’. The word goes back via Old French ministre to Latin minister ‘servant, attendant’, which was derived from minus ‘less’. It retained this meaning when it arrived in… …
52minister — 1. noun /ˈmɪnɨstɚ,ˈmɪnɪstə/ a) A person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a Protestant church. The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire congregation. b) A politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government… …
53MINISTER — I. MINISTER Superioris in Ordine Maturinorum nomen est, in Ecclesia Roman. Richelietus. Vide quoque infra in voce Ministri. II. MINISTER in Ecclesia dicitur, homo selectus iure speciali sacra mysteria dispensans. 1. Cor. c. 4. v. 1. Sic de nobis… …
54minister — n 1. clergyman, cleric, ecclesiastic; pastor, shepherd, parson, Dial. dominie, man of the cloth, servant of God, reverend; father, padre, priest; liturgist, Obs., Rare. liturge; preacher, evangelist, missionary, revivalist, Usu. Disparaging.… …
55minister to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms minister to : present tense I/you/we/they minister to he/she/it ministers to present participle ministering to past tense ministered to past participle ministered to formal minister to someone/something to… …
56minister — min•is•ter [[t]ˈmɪn ə stər[/t]] n. 1) rel a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor 2) rel a person authorized to administer sacraments, as at mass 3) gov a person appointed to some high office of state, esp.… …
57miníster — tra m (í) v nekaterih državah visok državni funkcionar, odgovoren za določeno področje državne uprave: imenovati ministre; delegacijo vodi pooblaščeni minister / obrambni, poštni minister; minister za kulturo in prosveto …
58Minister — Mi·nịs·ter der; s, ; jemand, der als Mitglied der Regierung ein Ministerium leitet <jemanden zum Minister ernennen; einen Minister entlassen> || K: Außenminister, Finanzminister, Innenminister, Justizminister, Premierminister,… …
59minister — 1. noun 1) a government minister Syn: member of the government, member of the cabinet, secretary of state 2) a minister of religion Syn: clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, pastor, vicar, rector, priest …
60minister — /ˈmɪnəstə / (say minuhstuh) noun 1. a person authorised to conduct religious worship; a member of the clergy; a pastor. 2. a person authorised to administer sacraments, as at mass. 3. a person appointed by (or under the authority of) the… …
