ˈkjʊəɹət ˈkjʊɹɪt ˈmɪnɪstə ˈmɪnɨstɚ ˈmɪnɪstə ˈmɪnɨstɚ ˈpɑːs(ə)n ˈpɑɹsən ˈpɑːstə ˈpæstɚ ˈɹɛktɚ ˈɹɛktə the job of a head of a government department work as a minister She is ministering in an old parish attend to the wants and needs of others I have to minister to my mother all the time a person authorized to conduct religious worship clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador a person appointed to a high office in the government Minister of Finance