minister
/ˈmɪn.əˌstɚ/ noun B2- A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
- A person (either a layperson or an ordained clergy member) who is commissioned to perform some act on behalf of the Catholic Church.
- A politician who heads a ministry · He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior.
- In diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.
- A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.
Plural ministers
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As a general thing Matthew gravitated between the kitchen and the little bedroom off the hall where he slept; once in a while he ventured uncomfortably into the parlor or sitting room when the minister came to tea.
On Sunday Anne confided to Marilla on the way home from church that she grew actually cold all over with excitement when the minister announced the picnic from the pulpit.
But when a minister says a thing in the pulpit you just have to believe it.”
And oh, Marilla, the minister is going to take part; yes, indeed, he is; he’s going to give an address.
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