Definitions for ministerial
ˌmɪn əˈstɪər i əlmin·is·te·ri·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ministerialadjective

   of or relating to a minister of religion or the minister's office

   "ministerial duties"

2. ministerialadjective

   of or relating to a government minister or ministry

   "ministerial decree"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ministerialadjective

   Related to a religious minister or ministry.

2. ministerialadjective

   Related to a governmental minister or ministry.

3. ministerialadjective

   Having the power to wield delegated executive authority.

4. ministerialadjective

   Serving as an instrument or means (i.e., procedural or ancillary, not substantive).

   Filling out the form under the direction of a lawyer is a ministerial task performed by a legal secretary.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ministerialadjective

   Etymology: from minister.

   1. Attendant; acting at command.

   Understanding is required in a man; courage and vivacity in the lion; service, and ministerial officiousness, in the ox. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   From essences unseen, celestial names,
   Enlight’ning spirits, and ministerial flames,
   Lift we our reason to that sovereign cause,
   Who bless’d the whole with life. Matthew Prior.

   2. Acting under superior authority.

   For the ministerial officers in court there must be an eye unto them. Francis Bacon, Advice to Villiers.

   Abstinence, the apostle determines, is of no other real value in religion, than as a ministerial cause of moral effects; as it recalls us from the world, and gives a serious turn to our thoughts. John Rogers, Sermons.

   3. Sacerdotal; belonging to the ecclesiasticks or their office.

   These speeches of Jerom and Chrysostom plainly allude unto such ministerial garments as were then in use. Richard Hooker.

   4. Pertaining to ministers of state, or persons in subordinate authority.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ministerial

   Ministerial refers to anything related to a minister or ministry, typically in the context of government or religion. It pertains to the duties, actions, or responsibilities performed or held by a minister. In a broader context, it can also relate to a function that involves following prescribed procedures or instructions rather than requiring discretion, initiative, or decision-making.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ministerialadjective

   of or pertaining to ministry or service; serving; attendant

2. Ministerialadjective

   of or pertaining to the office of a minister or to the ministry as a body, whether civil or sacerdotal

3. Ministerialadjective

   tending to advance or promote; contributive

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ministerial' in Adjectives Frequency: #1028

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How to pronounce ministerial?

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How to say ministerial in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ministerial in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ministerial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of ministerial in a Sentence

1. Federica Mogherini:

   Participants agreed to keep progress under close review and to reconvene the joint commission, including at ministerial level, as appropriate in order to advance common efforts.

2. Viraj Patel:

   What we can say is the pound can handle ministerial resignations if that's the extent of it...if it means Johnson leaving and not launching a leadership challenge.

3. Jolyon Maugham:

   The only real protection we have from government sleaze is an apolitical civil service telling ministers what they can and can not do, yes, we have a ministerial code, we have registers of financial interest. But breaching the ministerial code doesn't mean you'll get sacked. And very few MPs have stopped filling their pockets because of public shame.

4. Japanese Economy Minister Akira Amari:

   Unless there is a clear prospect for passage of the TPA(trade promotion authority) bill in the United States, we won't be able to conclude the trade talks even if we held a ministerial meeting.

5. Rimbick Pato:

   The meeting request was declined as Minister Pato wanted to maintain Minister Pato position of impartiality as Chair of the APEC Ministerial Meeting, only interventions by Ministers would be permitted at that stage of the negotiation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ministerial
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ministerial
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ministerial
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ministerial
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=ministerial