-同义词和反义词
词性:noun
例句1. a government minister’
例句2. a minister of religion’
-ministering的不同词性形态
词组
noun
1.(in certain countries) a head of a government department.
‘the Defence Minister’
‘With the Council emasculated, enforcement of policy was left to individual ministers and departments without co-ordination.’
2.A diplomatic agent, usually ranking below an ambassador, representing a state or sovereign in a foreign country.
‘Foreign office minister Lady Symons said there would be ‘very vigorous discussions’ with the US about securing a fair trial.’
‘In January, Liberal Democrat MP Malcolm Bruce urged Foreign Office ministers to back Gregory’s plea against her sentence.’
3.A member of the clergy, especially in the Presbyterian and Nonconformist Churches.
‘a minister of the Lutheran church’
‘a Unitarian minister’
4.A person or thing used to achieve or convey something.
‘the Angels are ministers of the Divine Will’
‘For nature is the minister of the Divine will not an instrument obedient to the command of man.’
5.The superior of some religious orders.
‘The act provided exemptions to men with certain disabilities, ministers of religious orders, theological students, and conscientious objectors.’
verb
1.Act as a minister of religion.
‘will these women be permitted to minister as priests?’
‘It currently has almost 400 priests worldwide, ministering to an estimated one million members in more than a thousand churches and chapels.’
2.Administer (a sacrament)
‘bishops in England were faced with a loss of priests to minister the sacraments’
‘His hopes were focused on those churches where the Word of God was faithfully ministered - ‘not dry Calvinism, God save us from that!’’
3.Attend to the needs of (someone)
‘her doctor was busy ministering to the injured’
‘As healers, we take courses in age-specific competencies and diversity to better prepare us to minister to the people who come to us for care.’
4.Provide (something necessary or helpful)
‘the story was able to minister true consolation’
‘I lovingly ministered care for my friend in his time of need.’
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