Meaning

4 senses
  1. Related to a religious minister or ministry.

    of or relating to a government minister or ministry

  2. Related to a governmental minister or ministry.

    министе́рскийministérskij

    міністе́рськийministérsʹkyj

  3. Having the power to wield delegated executive authority.

  4. (especially)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.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Parliament approved a major government reshuffle Saturday involving 13 ministerial changes.

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  2. "Ignorance is slavery!" says the gigantic poster on the ministerial building.

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  3. Tom left the ministerial profession after suffering a crisis of faith.

    deTom gab den Beruf als Geistlicher auf, nachdem er eine Glaubskrise erlitten hatte.

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Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
related to a governmental minister or ministry:
Русский
By meaning 1
related to a governmental minister or ministry:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French ministeriel, equivalent to minister + -ial. Doublet of minstre

Borrowed from Middle French ministeriel, equivalent to minister + -ial. Doublet of minstrel and ministerialis.

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