Minister

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 - Minister
Author: Noah Webster

MIN’ISTER, n. [L.]

1. Properly, a chief servant; hence, an agent appointed to transact or manage business under the authority of another; in which sense, it is a word of very extensive application.

Moses rose up and his minister Joshua. Exo 24.

2. One to whom a king or prince entrusts the direction of affairs of state; as minister of state; the prime minister. In modern governments, the secretaries or heads of the several departments or branches of government are the ministers of the chief magistrate.

3. A magistrate; an executive officer.

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. Rom 13.

4. A delegate; an embassador; the representative of a sovereign at a foreign court; usually such as is resident at a foreign court, but not restricted to such.

5. One who serves at the altar; one who performs sacerdotal duties; the pastor of a church, duly authorized or licensed to preach the gospel and administer the sacraments. Eph 3.

6. Christ is called a minister of the sanctuary. Heb 8.

7. An angel; a messenger of God.

Who maketh his angels spirits, his ministers a flaming fire. Psa 104.

MIN’ISTER, v.t. [L. ministro.] To give; to afford; to supply.

He that ministereth seed to the sower--2 Cor 9.

That it may minister grace to the hearers. Eph 4.

MIN’ISTER, v.i. To attend and serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or secular.

I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest’s office. Exo 29.

1. To afford supplies; to give things needful; to supply the means of relief; to relieve.

When saw we thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

Mat 25.

2. To give medicines.

Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased?

In this sense, we commonly use administer.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Minister," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed October 3, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LAMEU34UYFA37PK.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Minister." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 3 Oct. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LAMEU34UYFA37PK.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Minister' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 3 October 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LAMEU34UYFA37PK.