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MINISTERIAL
ministerial
(adjective) of or relating to a government minister or ministry; “ministerial decree”
ministerial
(adjective) of or relating to a minister of religion or the minister’s office; “ministerial duties”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ministerial (comparative more ministerial, superlative most ministerial)
Related to a religious minister or ministry.
Related to a governmental minister or ministry.
Having the power to wield delegated executive authority.
(especially, law) Serving as an instrument or means (i.e, procedural or ancillary, not substantive).
Synonyms
• (serving as an instrument or means): instrumental
Noun
ministerial (plural ministerials)
(historical) A member of the mediaeval estate or caste of unfree nobles.
Anagrams
• matrilinies
Source: Wiktionary
Min`is*te"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. ministerialis: cf. F. ministériel. See Minister, and cf. Minstrel.]
1. Of or pertaining to ministry or service; serving; attendant. Enlightening spirits and ministerial flames. Prior.
2. Of or pertaining to the office of a minister or to the ministry as a body, whether civil or sacerdotal. "Ministerial offices." Bacon. "A ministerial measure." Junius. "Ministerial garments." Hooker.
3. Tending to advance or promote; contributive. "Ministerial to intellectual culture." De Quincey. The ministerial benches, the benches in the House of Commons occupied by members of the cabinet and their supporters; -- also, the persons occupying them. "Very solid and very brilliant talents distinguish the ministerial benches." Burke.
Syn.
– Official; priestly; sacerdotal; ecclesiastical.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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