different between cleric vs ministerial

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin cl?ricus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (kl?rikós), from ?????? (klêros, “a casting lots, drawing lots”). Many officers at Athens obtained their offices by lot, as opposed to election (Liddell and Scott). Doublet of clerk.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kl???k/
• Rhymes: -???k

Noun

cleric (plural clerics)

1. A clergy member.
2. (role-playing games) A spellcaster class that receives their spells (especially healing) from their deity.

Related terms

• clergy
• clergyman
• clerical
• clerk

Translations

Further reading

• cleric in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• cleric in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• cleric at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Circle, circle

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin clericus

Noun

cleric m (plural clerici)

1. cleric

Declension

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ministeriel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?n.??sti?.i.?l/

Adjective

ministerial (comparative more ministerial, superlative most ministerial)

1. Related to a religious minister or ministry.
2. Related to a governmental minister or ministry.
3. Having the power to wield delegated executive authority.
4. (especially law) Serving as an instrument or means (i.e., procedural or ancillary, not substantive).

   Filling out the form under the direction of a lawyer is a ministerial task performed by a legal secretary.

Synonyms

• (serving as an instrument or means): instrumental

Derived terms

• ministerially

Related terms

• minister
• ministry
• ministerium

Translations

Noun

ministerial (plural ministerials)

1. (historical) A member of the mediaeval estate or caste of unfree nobles.

Translations

Anagrams

• matrilinies

Catalan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

ministerial (masculine and feminine plural ministerials)

1. ministerial

Portuguese

Adjective

ministerial m or f (plural ministeriais, comparable)

1. (ecclesiastical) ministerial (related to a religious minister or ministry)
2. (government) ministerial (related to a governmental minister or ministry)
3. ministerial (having the power to wield delegated executive authority)

Related terms

• ministério
• ministro

Romanian

Etymology

From French ministériel

Adjective

ministerial m or n (feminine singular ministerial?, masculine plural ministeriali, feminine and neuter plural ministeriale)

1. ministerial

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

ministerial (plural ministeriales)

1. ministerial