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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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ministerial (ˌmɪnɪˈstɪərɪəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to a minister of religion or his office |
| 2. | of or relating to a government minister or ministry: a ministerial act |
| 3. | (often capital) of or supporting the ministry or government against the opposition |
| 4. | law relating to or possessing delegated executive authority |
| 5. | law (of an office, duty, etc) requiring the following of instructions, without power to exercise any personal discretion in doing so |
| 6. | acting as an agent or cause; instrumental |
| minis'terially | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
ministerial
1560s, of religion; 1650s, of state; in some uses from Fr. ministériel, from M.L. ministerialis, from L. ministerium (see ministry); in some cases probably directly from minister or ministry.
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