ministerIalIst

[Eng. ministerial; -ist.) In politics, a supporter of the ministry in office. min'-Is-tër-I-al-ly, adv. [Eng. ministerial; -ly.] In a ministerial manner or character. min'-is-ter-ing, pr. par. & a. [MINISTER, v.] A. As pr. par.: (See the verb.) B. As adj.: Acting or serving as a subordinate agent; serving under superior authority; helping, tending. "Are they not all ministering spirits?"- Heb. i. 14. min-Is-tër-y, s. (MINISTRY.] *min-Is-tra-çỹ, s. [Lat. min ist ratio=ministration (q. v.).] Ministration. *min'-Is-tral, a. [Eng. minister ; al.] Of or pertaining to a minister; ministerial. *min-Is-trant, a. & s. [Lat. min is trans , pa. par. of ministro =to serve, to minister (c. v.); Ital. mini str ante .] A. As adj .: Performing the duties or part of an attendant or minister; ministering; acting under command; attendant. "Swift flights of angels ministrant Array'd in glory on my cup to attend." Milton: P. R., ii. 385. B. As subst.: One who ministers; a servant, a minister. min-is-tra-tion, *min-is-tra-ci-oun, *minis-tra-cy-oun, *min-is-tra-cy-on, *myn-ys-traci-oun, s. [Lat. min ist ratio , from ministro =to minister (q. v.).] 1. The act of performing services as a servant or subordinate agent; agency or intervention for aid or service. "I think they are most ordinarily done by the minis tration of angels." -Hale : Orig. of Mankind. Fr. ministère; Sp., Port., & Ital. ministerio.] *1. The act of ministering; service, attendance. "To see kind hands attending day and night, With tender ministry , from place to place." Thomson: Castle of Indolence , ii. 73. Mink. white in the European, dark in the American species. The scent-glands are well-developed, and their secretion is only second in offensivene to that of the skunk. It is aquatic in its habits, and feeds chiefly upon fish and amphibious animals, preying largely also on smaller mammals. In this country the Mink is domesticated and trained as a rat catcher. [MINX.]