What does ministerial mean?
Definitions for ministerial
ˌmɪn əˈstɪər i əlmin·is·te·ri·al
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Princeton's WordNet
ministerialadjective
of or relating to a minister of religion or the minister's office
"ministerial duties"
ministerialadjective
of or relating to a government minister or ministry
"ministerial decree"
Wiktionary
ministerialadjective
Related to a religious minister or ministry.
ministerialadjective
Related to a governmental minister or ministry.
ministerialadjective
Having the power to wield delegated executive authority.
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 Dictionary
Ministerialadjective
Etymology: from minister.
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.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.
These speeches of Jerom and Chrysostom plainly allude unto such ministerial garments as were then in use. Richard Hooker.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Ministerialadjective
of or pertaining to ministry or service; serving; attendant
Ministerialadjective
of or pertaining to the office of a minister or to the ministry as a body, whether civil or sacerdotal
Ministerialadjective
tending to advance or promote; contributive
British National Corpus
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ministerial' in Adjectives Frequency: #1028
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ministerial in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ministerial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of ministerial in a Sentence
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.
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.
The public rightly expect government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously, i recognise this may be my last ministerial job, but I believe these standards are worth fighting for and that is why I am resigning.
It's like there are less answers, less quick answers, less momentum, less dynamics in the situation than we had immediately after the ministerial meeting in Munich, we must be able to get to the remaining besieged areas.
A NATO ministerial is a good way to get to know key partners, kind of like diplomatic speed-dating.
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- ministeri, toimivaltainen, papillinen, avustava, pappis-Finnish
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