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Ministerial \Min`is*te"ri*al\, a. [L. ministerialis: cf. F.
minist['e]riel. See {Minister}, and cf. {Minstrel}.]
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1. Of or pertaining to ministry or service; serving;
attendant.
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Enlightening spirits and ministerial flames.
--Prior.
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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.
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3. Tending to advance or promote; contributive. "Ministerial
to intellectual culture." --De Quincey.
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{The ministerial benches}, the benches in the House of
Commons occupied by members of the cabinet and their
supporters; -- also, the persons occupying them. "Very
solid and very brilliant talents distinguish the
ministerial benches." --Burke.
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Syn: Official; priestly; sacerdotal; ecclesiastical.
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