minister: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with M · ends with R
Meaning of minister
noun
A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
Example: The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire congregation.
A person (either a layperson or an ordained clergy member) who is commissioned to perform some act on behalf of the Catholic Church.
A politician who heads a ministry
Example: He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior.
In diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.
Listed forms: ministers.
Source: Wiktionary — minister.
verb
- intransitive
To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service.
- intransitive
To function as a clergyman or as the officiant in church worship.
- archaic, transitive
To afford, to give, to supply.
Listed forms: ministers, ministering, ministered.
Source: Wiktionary — minister.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for minister.
noun
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
noun
a person appointed to a high office in the government
- government minister
noun
a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
- diplomatic minister
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is minister in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of minister
M(3) + I(1) + N(1) + I(1) + S(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) = 10 points.
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Anagrams of minister
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from minister
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