Minister or minister means a parson, a preacher, or, in some countries, the head of a government department--
They will be married at home, by the minister of their church.
In the United States, we have a Secretary of State; in Britain, they have a Foreign Minister.
Minster or minster, most commonly used in England, means a large or important church, such as a cathedral--
You can see the spire of the minster from the top of that hill.
The old minster lay in ruins, looking like the scene of a medieval romance.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"The old minister has been preaching at this minster every Sunday for more than forty years."
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