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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a person authorized to perform or assist with religious ceremony and worship; pastor.
I thought the minister preached a good sermon today.Our church is looking for a new minister.
- synonyms:
- cleric, ecclesiastic, reverend
- similar words:
- abbé, chaplain, clergyman, curé, curate, dean, divine, evangelist, father, missionary, parson, pastor, preacher, priest, rabbi, rector, revivalist, vicar
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| definition 2: |
(often cap.) in European nations, Canada, and elsewhere, a government official who directs a department.
She will be the new Minister of the Interior.- similar words:
- dignitary, official, premier, prime minister, secretary
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| definition 3: |
a government official authorized to perform diplomatic duties.
The ministers have just begun to arrive for these important meetings here in Paris.- synonyms:
- diplomat
- similar words:
- agent, ambassador, chargé d'affaires, consul, delegate, emissary, envoy, legate, plenipotentiary, representative
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| related words: |
clergy, clerical, deputy |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
ministers, ministering, ministered |
| definition: |
to care for; attend to; serve (often fol. by "to").
The county hospital ministers to the community's medical needs.- synonyms:
- aid, assist, attend to, care for, help, serve
- similar words:
- administer, doctor, nurse, provide, take care of, tend
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| related words: |
aid, care, officiate, serve |
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