[{"word":"ministers","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire congregation."},{"definition":"A politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior."},{"definition":"At a diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To function as a clergyman or as the officiant in church worship","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To afford, to give, to supply.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/minister","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ministers"]}]