nnoun.persona person authorized to conduct religious worshipSynset:curate minister of religion parson pastor rector
Examples:- clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches
Derivationally Related Form:pastoralministerministerialpastorship
Hypernyms:clergyman man of the cloth reverend
Inherited Hypernyms:curateclergymanspiritual leaderleaderpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:curateclergymanspiritual leaderleaderpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:ministrant
nnoun.persona person appointed to a high office in the governmentSynset:government minister
Derivationally Related Form:ministerial
Hypernyms:executive executive director
Inherited Hypernyms:ministerexecutiveadministratorheadleaderpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:ministerexecutiveadministratorheadleaderpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:cabinet ministerfinance ministerforeign ministerminister of financesecretary of state
Instance Hyponyms:Haman Ahmed Zoki Yamani Yamani
Full Hyponyms:cabinet ministerchancellor of the exchequerchief secretaryfinance ministerforeign ministerhome secretarylord chancellorlord privy sealtreasury
nnoun.persona diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassadorSynset:diplomatic minister
Derivationally Related Form:ministerial
Hypernyms:diplomat diplomatist
Inherited Hypernyms:ministerdiplomatofficialskilled workerworkerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:ministerdiplomatofficialskilled workerworkerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.actthe job of a head of a government departmentRegion:BritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Derivationally Related Form:ministerial
Hypernyms:public service
Inherited Hypernyms:ministerpublic serviceemploymentoccupationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cabinet minister
Full Hyponyms:cabinet minister
vverb.socialattend to the wants and needs of othersExamples:- I have to minister to my mother all the time
Derivationally Related Form:ministrationministrant
Hypernyms:attend look see take care
Inherited Hypernyms:ministerattendcarehelpsupport
Sentence Frame:Something ---s to somebody
vverb.socialwork as a ministerExamples:- She is ministering in an old parish
Derivationally Related Form:ministerministrant
Hypernyms:work
Inherited Hypernyms:ministerwork
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s