Ministerial Meaning
/ˌmɪnəˈstɪɹi.əl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjRelated to a religious minister or ministry.
adjRelated to a governmental minister or ministry.
Sentence Examples
"Ignorance is slavery!" says the gigantic poster on the ministerial building.
Tom left the ministerial profession after suffering a crisis of faith.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The new law requires ____ approval before any changes can be made.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local government official's duties are primarily ____, focusing on the day-to-day administrative tasks of the small town's office.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French ministeriel, equivalent to minister + -ial. Doublet of minstrel and ministerialis.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In over a quarter of a century of writing this column, there has been no end of scandals, mishaps, errors and general cock-ups resulting from ministerial incompetence."
— 2023 November 15, Christian Wolmar, “Ministers should carry the can for ticket office fiasco”, in RAIL, number 996, page 46:
"By the time of the Nibelungenlied the word was used to denote a wide variety of usually ecclesiastic or royal administrators, from the lowest, unfree ministerial to an enfeoffed judge."
— 2002, Francis G. Gentry, The Nibelungen Tradition, page 142:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new law requires ____ approval before any changes can be made.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local government official's duties are primarily ____, focusing on the day-to-day administrative tasks of the small town's office.