Antonyms for minister
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : min-uh-ster |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪn ə stər |
Definition of minister
Origin :- c.1300, "one who acts upon the authority of another," from Old French menistre "servant, valet, member of a household staff, administrator, musician, minstrel" (12c.), from Latin minister (genitive ministri) "inferior, servant, priest's assistant" (in Medieval Latin, "priest"), from minus, minor "less," hence "subordinate," (see minus) + comparative suffix *-teros. Formed on model of magister. Meaning "priest" is attested in English from early 14c. Political sense of "high officer of the state" is attested from 1620s, from notion of "service to the crown."
- noun person in charge of church
- noun person high in government
- verb help, serve
- By whom, let us ask, had this Minister been brought into power?
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- "You have wandered long in the wilderness," continued the minister.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- "Not till I heard the minister's kind voice," was the reply.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- According to my promise, I saw the minister on the following day.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- There are twenty men who will be eager to comply with the wishes of their minister.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- The minister had a serious countenance, and was very placid.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- In my case, the minister himself proposed to apply for my testimonials.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- He did me the honor to repeat it aloud; but the Minister's answer was not heard.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various
- There is no minister here 'trammelled by long years of narrowing education.'
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- The minister was weakening most lamentably, giving her husband a loophole to escape.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
Synonyms for minister
- abbot
- accommodate
- administer
- administrator
- agent
- aid
- aide
- ambassador
- answer
- archbishop
- archdeacon
- assistant
- attend
- be solicitous of
- bishop
- cabinet member
- cater to
- chaplain
- clergy
- clergyperson
- cleric
- clerical
- clerk
- confessor
- consul
- curate
- cure
- deacon
- dean
- delegate
- diocesan
- diplomat
- divine
- do for
- doctor
- ecclesiastic
- envoy
- executive
- foster
- heal
- lecturer
- legate
- liaison
- lieutenant
- missionary
- monk
- nurse
- officeholder
- official
- pander
- pander to
- parson
- pastor
- plenipotentiary
- preacher
- prelate
- premier
- priest
- prime minister
- pulpiteer
- rector
- remedy
- reverend
- secretary
- shepherd
- succor
- take care of
- tend
- treat
- vicar
- wait on
- watch over
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