Ministerial : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Ministerial	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Ministerial
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ministerial adj of or relating to a minister of religion or the minister's office; "ministerial duties" of or relating to a government minister or ministry; "ministerial decree"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ministerial \Min`iste"rial\, a. [L. ministerialis: cf. F. minist[82]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. [bd]Ministerial offices.[b8] --Bacon. [bd]A ministerial measure.[b8] --Junius. [bd]Ministerial garments.[b8] --Hooker. 3. Tending to advance or promote; contributive. [bd]Ministerial to intellectual culture.[b8] --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. [bd]Very solid and very brilliant talents distinguish the ministerial benches.[b8] --Burke. Syn: Official; priestly; sacerdotal; ecclesiastical.