English-Thai Dictionary
Minister
N รัฐมนตรี rad-ta-mon-tre
minister
N พระ ผู้สอน ศาสนา (ใน ศาสนาคริสต์ พระ นักเทศน์ นักบวช clergyman priest layperson layman pra-phu-pen-jao
minister
N รัฐมนตรี นักการ ฑูต cabinet member ambassdor consul high officer rad-ta-mon-tre
minister
VI ทำหน้าที่ เป็น พระ tam-na-ti-pen-pare
minister
VT คอย ดูแล ให้ ความช่วยเหลือ ปรนนิบัติ koi-du-lea
minister to
PHRV รับใช้ ช่วยเหลือ rab-chai
ministerial
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ พระ ของ พระ pastoral ecclesiastical kiao-kab-pra
ministerial
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ รัฐมนตรี เกี่ยวกับ กระทรวง magisterial official kiao-kab-rad-ta-mon-tre
ministerially
ADV ทาง พระ tang-pare
ministering
N การ ดูแล การ ช่วยเหลือ aiding assisting kan-du-lea
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
MINISTER
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. Exodus 24:13.
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. Romans 13:4.
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. Ephesians 3:7.
6. Christ is called a minister of the sanctuary. Hebrews 8:2.
7. An angel; a messenger of God.
Who maketh his angels spirits, his ministers a flaming fire. Psalm 1 4:4.
MINISTER
v.t.[L. ministro.] To give; to afford; to supply. He that ministereth seed to the sower-- 2 Corinthians 9:1 .
That it may minister grace to the hearers. Ephesians 4:29.
MINISTER
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. Exodus 29:44.
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? Matthew 25:44.
2. To give medicines.
Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased?
In this sense, we commonly use administer.
MINISTERED
pp. Served; afforded; supplied.
MINISTERIAL
a.Attending for service; attendant; acting at command. Enlight'ning spirits and ministerial flames.
1. Acting under superior authority; pertaining to a minister.
For the ministerial offices in court, there must be an eye to them.
2. Pertaining to executive offices, as distinct from judicial. The office and acts of a sheriff are ministerial.
3. Sacerdotal; pertaining to ministers of the gospel; as ministerial garments; ministerial duties.
Genuine ministerial prudence keeps back no important truth, listens to no compromise with sin, connives at no fashionable vice, cringes before no lordly worldling.
4. Pertaining to ministers of state; as ministerial circles; ministerial benches.
MINISTERIALLY
adv. In a ministerial manner or character.
MINISTERING
ppr. Attending and serving as a subordinate agent; serving under superior authority. Hebrews 1:14. 1. Affording aid or supplies; administering things needful.
MINISTERY
[See Ministry. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MINISTER
Min "is *ter, n. Etym: [OE. ministre, F. ministre, fr. L. minister, orig. a double comparative from the root of minor less, and hence meaning, an inferior, a servant. See 1st Minor, and cf. Master, Minstrel. ]
1. A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument. Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua. Ex. xxiv. 13. I chose Camillo for the minister, to poison My friend Polixenes.Shak.
2. An officer of justice. [Obs. ] I cry out the on the ministres, quod he, That shoulde keep and rule this cité. Chaucer.
3. One to whom the sovereign or executive head of a government intrusts the management of affairs of state, or some department of such affairs. Ministers to kings, whose eyes, ears, and hands they are, must be answerable to God and man. Bacon.
4. A representative of a government, sent to the court, or seat of government, of a foreign nation to transact diplomatic business.
Note: Ambassadors are classed (in the diplomatic sense ) in the first rank of public ministers, ministers plenipotentiary in the second. "The United States diplomatic service employs two classes of ministers, -- ministers plenipotentiary and ministers resident. "Abbott.
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. Addison.
Syn. -- Delegate; official; ambassador; clergyman; parson; priest.
MINISTER
Min "is *ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ministered; p. pr. & vb. n.Ministering. ] Etym: [OE. ministren, OF. ministrer, fr. L. ministrare. See Minister, n.]
Defn: To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer. He that ministereth seed to the sower. 2 Cor. ix. 1 . We minister to God reason to suspect us. Jer. Taylor.
MINISTER
MINISTER Min "is *ter, v. i.
1. To act as a servant, attendant, or agent; to attend and serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or secular. The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister. Matt. xx. 28.
2. To supply or to things needful; esp. , to supply consolation or remedies. Matt. xxv. 44. Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased Shak.
MINISTERIAL
Min `is *te "ri *al, a. Etym: [L. ministerialis: cf. F. ministériel. See Minister, and cf. Minstrel. ]
1. Of or pertaining to ministry or service; serving; attendant. Enlightening spirits and ministerial flames. Prior.
2. Of or pertaining to the office of a minister or to the ministry as a body, whether civil or sacerdotal. "Ministerial offices." Bacon. "A ministerial measure. " Junius. "Ministerial garments." Hooker.
3. Tending to advance or promote; contributive. "Ministerial to intellectual culture. " De Quincey. The ministerial benches, the benches in the House of Commons occupied by members of the cabinet and their supporters; -- also, the persons occupying them. "Very solid and very brilliant talents distinguish the ministerial benches." Burke.
Syn. -- Official; priestly; sacerdotal; ecclesiastical.
MINISTERIALIST
MINISTERIALIST Min `is *te "ri *al *ist, n.
Defn: A supporter of the ministers, or the party in power.
MINISTERIALLY
MINISTERIALLY Min `is *te "ri *al *ly, adv.
Defn: In a ministerial manner; in the character or capacity of a minister.
MINISTERY
MINISTERY Min "is *ter *y, n.
Defn: See Ministry. Milton.
New American Oxford Dictionary
minister
min is ter |ˈminəstər ˈmɪnəstər | ▶noun 1 (also minister of religion ) a member of the clergy, esp. in Protestant churches. • (also minister general ) the superior of some religious orders. 2 (in certain countries ) a head of a government department: Britain's defense minister. • a diplomatic agent, usually ranking below an ambassador, representing a state or sovereign in a foreign country. 3 archaic a person or thing used to achieve or convey something: the Angels are ministers of the Divine Will. ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 (minister to ) attend to the needs of (someone ): her doctor was busy ministering to the injured. • [ with obj. ] archaic provide (something necessary or helpful ): the story was able to minister true consolation. 2 act as a minister of religion. • [ with obj. ] administer (a sacrament ). DERIVATIVES min is ter ship |-ˌSHip |noun ORIGIN Middle English ( sense 1 of the noun and sense 3 of the noun ): from Old French ministre (noun ), ministrer (verb ), from Latin minister ‘servant, ’ from minus ‘less. ’
ministerial
min is te ri al |ˌminəˈsti (ə )rēəl ˈˌmɪnəˈˌstɪriəl | ▶adjective 1 of or relating to a minister of religion. 2 of or relating to a government minister or ministers: ministerial officials. 3 archaic acting as an agent, instrument, or means in achieving a purpose: those uses of conversation which are ministerial to intellectual culture. DERIVATIVES min is te ri al ly adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French ministériel or late Latin ministerialis, from Latin ministerium ‘ministry. ’
ministering angel
min ¦is ¦ter |ing angel ▶noun often humorous a kind-hearted person, especially a woman, who nurses or comforts others. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: with biblical allusion to Mark 1:13.
Minister of State
Minister of State ▶noun (in the UK ) a minister ranking below a Secretary of State.
Minister of the Crown
Minister of the Crown ▶noun (in the UK and Canada ) a member of the cabinet.
Minister without Portfolio
Minister with |out Portfolio ▶noun (in the UK and some other countries ) a government minister who has cabinet status, but is not in charge of a specific department of state.
Oxford Dictionary
minister
min ¦is |ter |ˈmɪnɪstə | ▶noun 1 (in certain countries ) a head of a government department: the Defence Minister. 2 (also minister of religion ) a member of the clergy, especially in the Presbyterian and Nonconformist Churches. • (also minister general ) the superior of some religious orders. 3 a diplomatic agent, usually ranking below an ambassador, representing a state or sovereign in a foreign country. ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 (minister to ) attend to the needs of (someone ): her doctor was busy ministering to the injured. 2 act as a minister of religion. • [ with obj. ] administer (a sacrament ). DERIVATIVES ministership noun ORIGIN Middle English ( in sense 2 of the noun ); also in the sense ‘a person acting under the authority of another ’): from Old French ministre (noun ), ministrer (verb ), from Latin minister ‘servant ’, from minus ‘less ’.
ministerial
min ¦is |ter ¦ial |mɪnɪˈstɪərɪəl | ▶adjective 1 relating to a government minister or ministers: a back-bencher who had never held ministerial office. 2 relating to a minister of religion. 3 Law relating to or entrusted with the execution of the law or the commands of a superior. DERIVATIVES ministerially adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French ministériel or late Latin ministerialis, from Latin ministerium ‘ministry ’.
ministering angel
min ¦is ¦ter |ing angel ▶noun often humorous a kind-hearted person, especially a woman, who nurses or comforts others. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: with biblical allusion to Mark 1:13.
Minister of State
Minister of State ▶noun (in the UK ) a minister ranking below a Secretary of State.
Minister of the Crown
Minister of the Crown ▶noun (in the UK and Canada ) a member of the cabinet.
Minister without Portfolio
Minister with |out Portfolio ▶noun (in the UK and some other countries ) a government minister who has cabinet status, but is not in charge of a specific department of state.
American Oxford Thesaurus
minister
minister noun 1 our minister visited me in the hospital: clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, ecclesiastic, pastor, vicar, rector, priest, parson, deacon, father, man /woman of the cloth, man /woman of God, churchman, churchwoman; curate, chaplain; informal reverend, padre, Holy Joe, sky pilot. 2 a government minister: member of the government, cabinet minister, secretary of state, undersecretary. 3 the Canadian minister in Egypt: ambassador, chargé d'affaires, plenipotentiary, envoy, emissary, diplomat, consul, representative; archaic legate. ▶verb doctors were ministering to the injured: tend to, care for, take care of, look after, nurse, treat, attend to, see to, administer to, help, assist.
Oxford Thesaurus
minister
minister noun 1 a government minister: member of the government, political leader, cabinet minister, secretary of state, secretary, undersecretary, department head, privy counsellor, politician; Indian diwan. 2 a minister of religion: clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, ecclesiastic, pastor, vicar, rector, priest, parson, father, man /woman of the cloth, man /woman of God, churchman, churchwoman; curate, chaplain, curé, divine, evangelist, preacher; Scottish kirkman; informal reverend, padre, Holy Joe, sky pilot; Austral. informal josser. 3 the British minister in Egypt: ambassador, chargé d'affaires, plenipotentiary, envoy, emissary, legate, diplomat; consul, delegate, representative, aide, dignitary, official. ▶verb doctors were busy ministering to the injured | he selflessly ministered to her needs: tend, care for, take care of, look after, nurse, treat, attend to, see to, administer to, help, assist, succour; cater to, serve, wait on, accommodate, be solicitous of, pander to; informal doctor.
Duden Dictionary
Minister
Mi nis ter Substantiv, maskulin , der Ministerin |Min i ster |der Minister; Genitiv: des Ministers, Plural: die Minister französisch ministre, eigentlich = Diener (des Staates ) < lateinisch minister = Diener, Gehilfe Person als Mitglied einer Regierung, die einen bestimmten Geschäftsbereich verwaltet der Minister des Inneren (Innenminister ) | der Minister des Äußeren (Außenminister ) | er wurde zum Minister ernannt
Ministeramt
Mi nis ter amt Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Min i steramt | Amt 1a eines Ministers, einer Ministerin
Ministerbank
Mi nis ter bank Substantiv, feminin , die |Min i sterbank |die Ministerbank < Plural: Ministerbänke > Platz für die Regierungsmitglieder (z. B. Minister [innen ], Staatssekretärinnen und -sekretäre ) im Parlament
Ministerebene
Mi nis ter ebe ne Substantiv, feminin , die |Min i sterebene |in der Fügung auf Ministerebene im Kreise der zuständigen Ministerinnen und Minister
ministerial
mi nis te ri al Adjektiv |ministeri a l |spätlateinisch ministerialis = den Dienst beim Kaiser betreffend von einem Minister, einer Ministerin, einem Ministerium ausgehend, zu ihm /ihr gehörend eine ministeriale Expertise
Ministerialbeamter
Mi nis te ri al be am ter substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin |Ministeri a lbeamter |vgl. Beamter Beamter in einem Ministerium
Ministerialbeamtin
Mi nis te ri al be am tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Ministeri a lbeamtin |weibliche Form zu Ministerialbeamter
Ministerialdirektor
Mi nis te ri al di rek tor Substantiv, maskulin , der |Ministeri a ldirektor |Abteilungsleiter in einem Ministerium
Ministerialdirektorin
Mi nis te ri al di rek to rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Ministeri a ldirektorin |weibliche Form zu Ministerialdirektor
Ministerialdirigent
Mi nis te ri al di ri gent Substantiv, maskulin , der |Ministeri a ldirigent |Referatsleiter in einem Ministerium
Ministerialdirigentin
Mi nis te ri al di ri gen tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Ministeri a ldirigentin |weibliche Form zu Ministerialdirigent
Ministeriale
Mi nis te ri a le substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin |Ministeri a le |die /eine Ministeriale; der /einer Ministerialen, die Ministerialen /zwei Ministeriale Ministerialer 1 Angehörige des Dienstadels im Mittelalter 2 Angehörige eines Ministeriums
Ministeriale
Mi nis te ri a le Substantiv, maskulin selten , der |Ministeri a le |der Ministeriale; Genitiv: des Ministerialen, Plural: die Ministerialen Ministerialer
Ministerialer
Mi nis te ri a ler substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin |Ministeri a ler |der Ministeriale /ein Ministerialer; des /eines Ministerialen, die Ministerialen /zwei Ministeriale mittellateinisch ministerialis < spätlateinisch ministeriales (Plural ) = kaiserliche Beamte 1 Angehöriger des Dienstadels im Mittelalter 2 Angehöriger eines Ministeriums
Ministerialin
Mi nis te ri a lin Substantiv, feminin , die |Ministeri a lin |weibliche Form zu Ministeriale
Ministerialität
Mi nis te ri a li tät Substantiv, feminin , die |Ministerialit ä t |die Ministerialität; Genitiv: der Ministerialität lateinisch-neulateinisch der mittelalterliche Dienstadel
Ministerialrat
Mi nis te ri al rat Substantiv, maskulin , der |Ministeri a lrat |Beamter des höheren Dienstes in einem Ministerium oder in einer obersten Bundesbehörde [mit den Aufgaben eines Ministerialdirigenten ]
Ministerialrätin
Mi nis te ri al rä tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Ministeri a lrätin |weibliche Form zu Ministerialrat
ministeriell
mi nis te ri ell Adjektiv |ministeri e ll |französisch ministériel < spätlateinisch ministerialis a ministerial ministerielle Maßnahmen, Entscheidungen b von einem Minister, einer Ministerin ausgehend mit ministerieller Genehmigung
Ministerin
Mi nis te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Min i sterin |die Ministerin; Genitiv: der Ministerin, Plural: die Ministerinnen weibliche Form zu Minister sie ist Ministerin für Familie und Gesundheit | das Wort hat Ministerin Schmidt
Ministerium
Mi nis te ri um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Minist e rium |das Ministerium; Genitiv: des Ministeriums, Plural: die Ministerien französisch ministère < lateinisch ministerium = Dienst, Amt 1 höchste Verwaltungsbehörde eines Landes mit einem bestimmten Aufgabenbereich 2 Gebäude, in dem sich ein Ministerium 1 befindet
Ministeriumssprecher
Mi nis te ri ums spre cher Substantiv, maskulin , der |Minist e riumssprecher |Sprecher eines Ministeriums
Ministeriumssprecherin
Mi nis te ri ums spre che rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Minist e riumssprecherin |weibliche Form zu Ministeriumssprecher
Ministerkonferenz
Mi nis ter kon fe renz Substantiv, feminin , die |Min i sterkonferenz |institutionalisierte Zusammenkunft von Ministerinnen und Ministern die Länderchefs tauschen sich bei der Ministerkonferenz aus
Ministerposten
Mi nis ter pos ten Substantiv, maskulin Jargon , der |Min i sterposten |Ministeramt
Ministerpräsident
Mi nis ter prä si dent Substantiv, maskulin , der Ministerpräsidentin |Min i sterpräsident |1 Leiter einer Landesregierung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 2 Leiter der Regierung in verschiedenen Staaten; Premierminister
Ministerpräsidentin
Mi nis ter prä si den tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Min i sterpräsidentin |weibliche Form zu Ministerpräsident
Ministerrat
Mi nis ter rat Substantiv, maskulin , der |Min i sterrat |Regierung (in verschiedenen Staaten, z. B. in der ehemaligen DDR, in Frankreich )
Ministerriege
Mi nis ter rie ge Substantiv, feminin Jargon , die |Min i sterriege |Gesamtheit der Minister eines Kabinetts
Ministersessel
Mi nis ter ses sel Substantiv, maskulin Jargon , der |Min i stersessel |Ministeramt sein Ministersessel wackelt
French Dictionary
ministère
ministère n. m. nom masculin 1 littéraire Sacerdoce. : Le cardinal Léger exerça son ministère à Montréal. 2 Division administrative de l ’État dirigée par un ministre. : Le ministère de l ’Éducation. Note Typographique Les dénominations de ministères prennent la majuscule à chacun des noms spécifiques de la désignation. Le ministère de la Culture et des Communications. Le mot ministère et les adjectifs qui déterminent les noms s ’écrivent avec des minuscules. Le ministère des Affaires internationales, le ministère de l ’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles. Lorsque le contexte le permet, il est possible d ’omettre les éléments spécifiques d ’une dénomination. Dans ce cas, on recourt généralement à l ’emploi d ’une majuscule elliptique. L ’examen du Ministère (pour le ministère de l ’Éducation ). Par contre, les désignations des organismes, des institutions, des services de l ’État s ’écrivent avec une majuscule initiale. Le Conseil supérieur de la langue française.
ministériel
ministériel , ielle adj. adjectif 1 Relatif à un ministère. : Un cabinet ministériel. 2 Qui émane d ’un ministère. : Un arrêté ministériel.
Spanish Dictionary
ministerial
ministerial adjetivo Del ministerio o de los ministros o relacionado con ellos :reajuste ministerial; departamento ministerial; la cartera ministerial . VÉASE orden ministerial .
ministerialismo
ministerialismo nombre masculino Cualidad de la persona que es partidario de un ministerio o un gobierno .
ministerio
ministerio nombre masculino 1 Departamento de gobierno encargado de un área política determinada :Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores; Ministerio de Sanidad; Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia .En esta acepción suele escribirse con mayúscula .2 Edificio que es sede de este departamento :los manifestantes se instalaron frente al ministerio de Economía y Hacienda .3 Cargo de ministro de un gobierno .4 Conjunto de ministros de un gobierno :formar ministerio .5 formal Función o empleo de una persona, especialmente cuando se considera elevado o con una función muy digna :ministerio sagrado .ministerio fiscal o ministerio público (i )Función del fiscal, que consiste en sostener la acusación ante los tribunales de justicia .(ii )El propio fiscal, en el ejercicio de su función .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
minister
min is ter /mɪ́nɪstə r /〖語源は 「より小さい [低い ](minus )者; 召使い 」〗(名 )ministry 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 〖しばしばM -〗(英国 欧州 日本 アジアなどの )大臣 (!米国でこれに相当するのはSecretary ) ▸ Prime Minister Tony Blair トニー ブレア首相 (!「職名 ＋人名 」の順になる ) ▸ China's [the Chinese ] Foreign Minister 中国の外相 ▸ become (the ) finance minister (一国の )財務大臣となる ▸ a cabinet minister 閣僚 ▸ He served as defence minister from 1989 to 1992 .彼は1989年から1992年まで国防大臣を務めた 2 (特にプロテスタントの )牧師 (minister of religion )(→priest ); 修道会会長 (minister general )▸ a Baptist minister バプテスト派の牧師 3 (外国に対し国家を代表する )公使 〘ambassador (大使 )の次位 〙.4 ｟英 ｠閣外大臣 (minister of state ) 〘閣内大臣を補佐する 〙.5 代理人, 使い .動詞 自動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈人などが 〉【病気 高齢の人など, またはそれらの人の要求に対して 】奉仕する , «…の » 面倒をみる , «…に » 寄与する , 助けとなる «to » ▸ a physician who ministered to a Roman emperor ローマ皇帝に仕えた医師 2 〈聖職者が 〉牧師の勤めをする .～̀ ing á ngel 守護天使, 救いの神 .M -̀ of the Cr ó wn ｟英 ｠閣僚 .～̀ plenipot é ntiary 全権公使 .M -̀ without Portf ó lio 無任所大臣 .
ministerial
min is te ri al /mɪ̀nɪstí ə riəl /形容詞 1 大臣の ; 内閣の, 政府の ; 行政上の .2 牧師の, 聖職者の .3 補助的な ; «…の » 助けとなる, «…に » 役立つ «to » .～ly 副詞
The Wordsmith Dictionary