ministerial Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to a minister of religion or the minister's office
    • ministerial duties
  2. adjective of or relating to a government minister or ministry
    • ministerial decree

WordNet

Min`is*te"ri*al adjective
Etymology
L. ministerialis: cf. F. ministériel. See Minister, and cf. Minstrel.
Definitions
  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. Burke. Syn. -- Official; priestly; sacerdotal; ecclesiastical.

Webster 1913