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English noun: minister | |||
| 1. | minister (person) a person authorized to conduct religious worship | ||
| Samples | Clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches. | ||
| Synonyms | curate, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ministrant | ||
| 2. | minister (person) a person appointed to a high office in the government | ||
| Samples | Minister of Finance. | ||
| Synonyms | government minister | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | executive, executive director | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cabinet minister, finance minister, foreign minister, minister of finance, secretary of state | ||
| Instance hyponym | Ahmed Zoki Yamani, Haman, Yamani | ||
| 3. | minister (person) a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador | ||
| Synonyms | diplomatic minister | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | diplomat, diplomatist | ||
| 4. | minister (act) the job of a head of a government department | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | public service | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cabinet minister | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
English verb: minister | |||
| 1. | minister (social) attend to the wants and needs of others | ||
| Samples | I have to minister to my mother all the time. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attend, look, see, take care | ||
| 2. | minister (social) work as a minister | ||
| Samples | She is ministering in an old parish. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | work | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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