Ministerial

What do we mean by ministerial?

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a minister of religion or of the ministry. adjective

Of or relating to administrative and executive duties and functions of government. adjective

Of, relating to, or being a mandatory act or duty admitting of no personal discretion or judgment in its performance. adjective

Acting or serving as an agent; instrumental. adjective

Performing service; ministering or ministrant; subservient; subsidiary.

Of or pertaining to a minister or ministry of state; belonging to executive as distinguished from legislative or judicial office: as, ministerial functions.

Pertaining to the office, character, or habits of a clergyman; clerical: as, ministerial garments.

Of or pertaining to ministry or service; serving; attendant. adjective

Of or pertaining to the office of a minister or to the ministry as a body, whether civil or sacerdotal. adjective

Tending to advance or promote; contributive. adjective

The benches in the House of Commons occupied by members of the cabinet and their supporters; -- also, the persons occupying them. adjective

Related to a religious minister or ministry. adjective

Related to a governmental minister or ministry. adjective

Having the power to wield delegated executive authority. adjective

Serving as an instrument or means (i.e., procedural or ancillary, not substantive). adjective

Of or relating to a minister of religion or the minister's office adjective

Of or relating to a government minister or ministry adjective

A member of the mediaeval estate or caste of unfree nobles.

Words that are spelled similarly to ministerial:
ministerial, magisterial, ministering, administerial, monasterial, ministerium, ministerie, ministral, ministerio, minitrial.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word ministerial:
reshuffle, wto, modi, posts, portfolio, decree, cabinet, responsibilities, minister, ministries, priesthood, positions, parliamentary, adviser, responsibility, appointment, ministry, theological, prime, duties, declaration, treasury, affairs, post, meeting, candidate, inquiry, advisory, conference, resignation, delegation, secretary, colleagues, cooperation, deputy, finance, resigned, pastor, coalition, ordained, position, forum, office, advisor, government, parliament, seminary, committee, advice, appointed, labour, presidency, chancellor, council, agriculture, summit, shadow, negotiations, defence, provincial, approval, roles, rank, alliance, candidates, election, tourism.

Words that rhyme with ministerial:
magisterial, ferial, cerial.

Adjectives that are often used to describe ministerial:
inter, prime, next, non, anti, only, third, 5th, fourth, judicial, nonjudicial, fifth, extra, supra, supreme, less, discretionary, joint, archiepiscopal, equal.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective ministerial:
responsibility, office, level, meeting, posts, duties, work, crisis, meetings, career, post, functions, committee, positions, life, power, offices, changes, conference, colleagues, control, council, appointments, authority, rank, officers, departments, duty, staff, party, act, character, officer, position, portfolios, function, labors, acts, policy, education, training, government, candidates, decree, order, students, influence, approval, labours, priesthood, support, status, service, brethren, services, majority, advice, association, members, statement, committees, conferences, orders, responsibilities, appointment, capacity, powers, department, statements, candidate, decisions, leadership, benches, decision, instability, measures, officials, associations, declaration, team, commission, labor, portfolio, crises, bureaucracy, accountability, ranks, arrangements, gifts, measure, decrees, talks, student, discretion.

Consonant match to ministerial:
monasterial, monastery hill.

Words that sound like ministerial:
ministerial, ministerium, magisterial, mysterial, ministral, menstrual, monastical, ministry, minstrel, ministries, managerial, ministery.