The definition of a minister is a person chosen to carry out given orders or church functions.
(noun)Minister is defined as to provide or give help.
(verb)An example of to minister is a therapist giving advice to a client.
See minister in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: OFr ministre < L minister, an attendant, servant, in LL(Ec), Christian preacher < base of L minor, minor: formed prob. after magister, master
transitive verb
Origin: ME ministren < OFr ministrer < L ministrare
intransitive verb
See minister in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun Abbr. Min.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French ministre
Origin: , from Latin minister, servant; see mei-2 in Indo-European roots
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