What is the meaning of minister?

noun

• A person authorized to conduct religious worship.
  • usage: "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"
  • synonyms: curate, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector
• A person appointed to a high office in the government.
  • usage: "Minister of Finance"
  • synonyms: government minister
• A diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador.
  • synonyms: diplomatic minister
• The job of a head of a government department.

verb

• Attend to the wants and needs of others.
  • usage: "I have to minister to my mother all the time"
• Work as a minister.
  • usage: "She is ministering in an old parish"