Minister

·noun An officer of justice.

II. Minister ·vi To supply or to things needful; ·esp., to supply consolation or remedies.

III. Minister ·vi To act as a servant, attendant, or agent; to attend and serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or secular.

IV. Minister ·noun A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an Instrument.

V. Minister ·noun To furnish or apply; to Afford; to Supply; to Administer.

VI. Minister ·noun A representative of a government, sent to the court, or seat of government, of a foreign nation to transact diplomatic business.

VII. Minister ·noun One to whom the sovereign or executive head of a government intrusts the management of affairs of state, or some department of such affairs.

VIII. Minister ·noun One who serves at the altar; one who performs sacerdotal duties; the pastor of a church duly authorized or licensed to preach the gospel and administer the sacraments.