minister in WordNet English dictionary

1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship
   "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"
   curate  minister of religion  minister  parson  pastor  rector 
   
2. a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
   minister  diplomatic minister 
   
3. a person appointed to a high office in the government
   "Minister of Finance"
   minister  government minister 
   
4. the job of a head of a government department
   minister 
   

1. work as a minister
   "She is ministering in an old parish"
   minister 
   
2. attend to the wants and needs of others
   "I have to minister to my mother all the time"
   minister