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Ministerial

Ministerial Meaning & Definition
Ministerial Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ministerial?

[adj] of or relating to a government minister or ministry; "ministerial decree"
[adj] of or relating to a minister of religion or the minister's office; "ministerial duties"

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Ministerial In Webster's Dictionary

\Min`is*te"ri*al\, a. [L. ministerialis: cf. F. minist['e]riel. 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.

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