minister

minister
'ministə 1. noun
1) (a clergyman in certain branches of the Christian Church: He is a minister in the Presbyterian church.) prest
2) ((the title of) the head of any of the divisions or departments of a government: the Minister for Education.) -minister, statsråd
2. verb
((with to) to give help (to): She ministered to his needs.) sørge for, yte hjelp til
- ministry
minister
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statsråd
I
subst. \/ˈmɪnɪstə\/
1) (politikk eller diplomati) minister, statsråd, sendemann
2) (kirkelig) prest (spesielt i Skottland eller frikirkelig, i USA protestantisk)
3) (gammeldags) tjener, redskap, hjelper, formidler
a minister of God en herrens tjener
minister of religion (protestantisk) prest
minister of resident (diplomati) ministerresident
minister of state (i visse større departement)
forklaring: minister med rang under departementssjef
minister without portfolio statsråd uten portefølje, statsråd uten eget departement
II
verb \/ˈmɪnɪstə\/
1) hjelpe, yte hjelp, tjene
2) (gammeldags) gi, yte
3) sørge for, bidra til
4) (kirkelig) forrette, officiere (katolsk)
5) (kirkelig) tjene
minister to hjelpe, gå til hånde sørge for, bidra til, lede til
minister to a congregation tjene som prest i en menighet
minister to somebody's comfort sørge for noens velvære, bidra til noens trivsel

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