minister: Meaning and Definition of

min•is•ter

1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
2. a person authorized to administer sacraments, as at Mass.
3. a person appointed by or under the authority of a sovereign or head of a government to some high office of state, esp. to that of head of an administrative department: the minister of finance.
4. a diplomatic representative accredited by one government to another and ranking next below an ambassador. Cf.(def. 1).
5. a person acting as the agent or instrument of another.

1. to administer or apply: to minister the last rites.
2. to furnish; supply.

1. to perform the functions of a religious minister.
2. to give service, care, or aid; attend, as to wants or necessities.: to minister to the needs of the hungry.
3. to contribute, as to comfort or happiness.