-同义词和反义词
词性:|noun|
例句1. a government minister
例句2. a minister of religion
-ministered的不同词性形态
例句
|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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