MINISTRY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • building where the business of a government ministry is transacted
   Hypernyms(s) ministry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • building (what does building mean?)
   • edifice (what does edifice mean?)
2. Meaning
   • religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
   Hypernyms(s) ministry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • priesthood (what does priesthood mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a government department under the direction of a minister
   Hypernyms(s) ministry is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • government department (what does government department mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • foreign office (what does foreign office mean?)