minister

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. legate, envoy, ambassador; cabinet officer, clergyman, pastor, etc. See clergy, agent.—v. attend, carefor.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [One authorized to conduct Christian worship]

Syn. pastor, parson, preacher, clergyman, rector, monk, abbot, prelate, curate, vicar, deacon, chaplain, pulpiteer, servant of God, shepherd, churchman, cleric, padre, ecclesiastic, bishop, archbishop, suffragan, confessor, reverend, dean, archdeacon, abbé, curé, prebendary, canon, diocesan, primate, metropolitan, reverence, reader, lecturer, divine, shepherd, Bible-reader, missionary, Bible thumper*, evangelist, sky pilot*, black coat*, psalm singer*; see also priest .

Ant. layman*, church member, Parishioner.

2. [A high servant of the state]

Syn. cabinet member, ambassador, consul, liaison officer; see diplomat 1 , representative 1 , statesman .

v.

Syn. administer to, tend, wait on; see help 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. clergyman cleric, pastor, preacher, parson, deacon, priest, ecclesiastic, man of the cloth, reverend, servant of God, rabbi, father. see clergyman, religion

2. administrator diplomat, ambassador, envoy, consul, cabinet member, official, delegate, secretary.

II

v.

administer, tend, attend, serve, care for, accommodate, wait on, help, comfort, relieve, nurse.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun A person ordained for service in a Christian church: churchman, churchwoman, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, clerical, clerk, divine, ecclesiastic, parson, preacher. Informal: reverend. See RELIGION.