Dictionary Definition
ministerial adj
1 of or relating to a minister of religion or the
minister's office; "ministerial duties"
2 of or relating to a government minister or
ministry; "ministerial decree"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɪn.əˈstiɹ.i.əl/
Adjective
Synonyms
* instrumentalDerived terms
Translations
- German: ministeriell
- Italian: ministeriale
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abbatial, abbatical, accessory, adjuvant, administrating, administrative, agential, agentival, agentive, ambassadorial, ancillary, archiepiscopal, assistant, assisting, auxiliary, bureaucratic, canonical, capitular, capitulary, churchly, clerical, conducive, consular, diplomatic, directing, ecclesiastic, employable, episcopal, episcopalian, evangelistic, executive, facilitating, favoring, forwarding, fostering, handy, helpful, helping, instrumental, intermediary, managing, mediating, mediatorial, ministering, ministrant, nurtural, nutricial, official, officiating, pastoral, plenipotentiary,
prelatial, prelatic, presiding, priest-ridden,
priestish, priestly, promoting, rabbinic, sacerdotal, serviceable, serving, subservient, subsidiary, supervisory, ultramontane, useful