Meaning

• Noun

  1. A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
  2. A person (either a layperson or an ordained clergy member) who is commissioned to perform some act on behalf of the Catholic Church.
  3. A politician who heads a ministry
  4. In diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.
  5. A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.

• Verb