adj
Meaning 1
Related to a religious minister or ministry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ministerial
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Meaning 2
Related to a governmental minister or ministry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Having the power to wield delegated executive authority.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 4
Serving as an instrument or means (i.e., procedural or ancillary, not substantive).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially
Topics: law
Examples
- Filling out the form under the direction of a lawyer is a ministerial task performed by a legal secretary.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: instrumental
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A member of the mediaeval estate or caste of unfree nobles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 6
A meeting of government ministers from partner countries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The NATO ministerial was attended by the defence ministers of all member states.
Meaning relationships
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adjective
Meaning 7
of or relating to a government minister or ministry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- ministerial decree
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adjective
Meaning 8
of or relating to a minister of religion or the minister's office
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- ministerial duties
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French ministeriel, equivalent to minister + -ial. Doublet of minstrel and ministerialis.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: свещенически (svešteničeski) — related to a religious minister or ministry
- Finnish: papillinen — related to a religious minister or ministry
- Finnish: pappis- — related to a religious minister or ministry
- Portuguese: ministerial — related to a religious minister or ministry
- Swedish: administrativ — related to a religious minister or ministry
- Welsh: gweinidogol — related to a religious minister or ministry
- Belarusian: міністэ́рскі (ministérski) — related to a governmental minister or ministry
- Bulgarian: министерски (ministerski) — related to a governmental minister or ministry
- Dutch: ministerieel — related to a governmental minister or ministry
- Finnish: ministeri- — related to a governmental minister or ministry
- French: ministériel — related to a governmental minister or ministry
- Galician: ministerial — related to a governmental minister or ministry
- Polish: ministerialny — related to a governmental minister or ministry
- Portuguese: ministerial — related to a governmental minister or ministry
- Romanian: ministerial — related to a governmental minister or ministry
- Russian: министе́рский (ministérskij) — related to a governmental minister or ministry
- Swedish: administrativ — related to a governmental minister or ministry
- Ukrainian: міністе́рський (ministérsʹkyj) — related to a governmental minister or ministry
- Welsh: gweinidogol — related to a governmental minister or ministry
- Finnish: toimivaltainen — having the power to wield delegated executive authority
- French: ministériel — having the power to wield delegated executive authority
- Portuguese: ministerial — having the power to wield delegated executive authority
- Swedish: administrativ — having the power to wield delegated executive authority
- Finnish: avustava — serving as an instrument or means
- Dutch: ministeriaal — unfree noble
- Dutch: dienstman — unfree noble
- Finnish: ministeriaali — unfree noble
- French: ministériel — unfree noble
- German: Ministerial — unfree noble
- German: Dienstmann — unfree noble
- Swedish: prästerlig — unfree noble
Real reading context