Definition of: ministerial

(min′is·tir′ē·əl) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to a minister of the gospel or the ministry; clerical.
2. Of or pertaining to a minister or executive staff in civil government.
3. Law Pertaining to an act or duty performed according to the mandate of legal authority, so that the agent is not accountable for its propriety or consequences: opposed to judicial.
4. Instrumental; causative. [<F ministériel]
—min′is·te′ri·al·ly adverb