ministerial

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌmɪnəˈstɪriəl/ UK /ˌmɪnɪˈstɪəriəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
relating to a government minister or to the clergy

The decision required ministerial approval before taking effect.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to a government... governmental administrative official executive clerical pastoral

Word family

Related forms minister ministry ministration administer

Etymology

From Late Latin ministeriālis, from Latin ministerium 'service, office', from minister 'servant, attendant', from minus 'less'.

ministerium Latin minister Latin minus Latin

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# ministerial

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌmɪnəˈstɪriəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪnɪˈstɪəriəl/

## Meanings
1. relating to a government minister or to the clergy

## Examples
- The decision required ministerial approval before taking effect.

## Synonyms
- governmental
- administrative
- official
- executive
- clerical
- pastoral

## Related Forms
- minister
- ministry
- ministration
- administer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ministerium
- Root: minister
- Root: minus

## Etymology
From Late Latin ministeriālis, from Latin ministerium 'service, office', from minister 'servant, attendant', from minus 'less'.

## AI Etymology
Ministerial comes from Late Latin ministeriālis, from Latin ministerium 'service, office', from minister 'servant, attendant', from minus 'less'. The etymological trail includes Latin ministerium, Latin minister, Latin minus. The same word family includes minister, ministry, ministration, administer. Its current adjective use means "relating to a government minister or to the clergy".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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