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How to pronounce minister in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms curate, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector
Type of reverend, clergyman, man of the cloth
Has types ministrant
Derivation ministerial


clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches.
Type Words
Synonyms diplomatic minister
Type of diplomat, diplomatist
Derivation ministerial
Type Words
Synonyms government minister
Type of executive, executive director
Has types finance minister, foreign minister, secretary of state, cabinet minister, minister of finance
Derivation ministerial
Type Words
Type of take care, see, attend, look
Derivation ministrant, ministration


I have to minister to my mother all the time.
Type Words
Type of public service
Has types cabinet minister
Derivation ministerial
Type Words
Type of work
Derivation ministrant


She is ministering in an old parish.

Examples of minister

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Iraq's new oil minister said Tuesday that he expects oil to reach $120 a barrel.
From the sacbee.com
A final decision on the IPO will be made by Rousseff, according to the minister.
From the bloomberg.com
Benazir Bhutto, another former prime minister, has already come home from exile.
From the upi.com
Hu and Wen had to change tack, firing the health minister and the Beijing mayor.
From the businessweek.com
He said it left after he brought in a Pentecostal minister for a prayer session.
From the kentucky.com
He's also an ordained minister who runs a wedding business here, where he lives.
From the online.wsj.com
On Tuesday, the foreign minister of Israel said what he's been saying for years.
From the time.com
That's my role and I've chosen that over being, or instead of being, a minister.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The death could hardly have been worse had the prime minister been assassinated.
From the smh.com.au
More examples
  • Attend to the wants and needs of others; "I have to minister to my mother all the time"
  • Curate: a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"
  • A person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance"
  • Work as a minister; "She is ministering in an old parish"
  • A diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
  • The job of a head of a government department
  • Politics of Albania takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. ...
  • In the Catholic Church the term minister enjoys a variety of usages. It most commonly refers to the person, whether lay or ordained, who is commissioned to perform some act on behalf of the Church. ...
  • In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform functions such as teaching of beliefs; leading services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing spiritual guidance to the community.