n. One who performs service for another, or executes another's will; one who is subservient; an agent, servant, or attendant.n. One who acts as a medium or dispenser; an administrator or promoter: as, a minister of God's will, of justice, etc.; a minister of peace or charity.n. In politics: One of the persons appointed by the sovereign or chief magistrate of a country as the responsible heads of the different departments of the government; a minister of state: as, the minister of foreign affairs, of the interior, of finance, of war. of justice, etc.n. A diplomatic representative of a country abroad; a person accredited by the executive authority of one country to that of another as its agent for communication and the transaction of business between the two governments; specifically, the political representative of a state in another state, in contradistinction to an ambassador, who holds a nominally higher rank as in general the personal representative of the sovereign or chief of the state at the court of another sovereign.n. Eccles., in the New Testament, a servant of God, God's word, Christ, or the church; an officer of the church; an attendant or assistant (Acts xiii. 5): translating διάκονος (whence deacon), but sometimes λειτουργός (liturge) orὑπηρέτης (an assistant); hence, any member of the ministry.n. An officer of justice.n. The catfish, Amiurus nebulosus: apparently so called from the silvery white throat, contrasting with the dark back, and likened to a clergyman's white necktie.To furnish, supply, or afford; give; serve: as, to minister consolation.To perform; render.Synonyms Administer, Minister. See administer.To act as a minister or attendant; perform service of any kind.To afford supplies; give things needful; furnish means of relief or remedy.To contribute; be of service.To serve.Synonyms Administer to, Minister to (see administer), contribute to, serve, assist, help, succor, wait upon.