Minister

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts8 letters

Definition of Minister

Noun

A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
"The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire congregation."
A person (either a layperson or an ordained clergy member) who is commissioned to perform some act on behalf of the Catholic Church.
A politician who heads a ministry
"He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior."
In diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.
A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.

Verb

To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service.
To function as a clergyman or as the officiant in church worship.
To afford, to give, to supply.

Anagrams of Minister

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 8 letters:

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Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "minister":

8-LETTER WORDS

interims misinter

7-LETTER WORDS

interim minster minters mintier miriest mistier remints rimiest termini

6-LETTER WORDS

estrin imines inerts insert inters intime merits miners minter mirins mister miters mitier mitres niters+10 more

5-LETTER WORDS

emirs emits imine inert inset inter intis items merit metis miens miner mines minis

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "minister" and rearranging:

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Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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