Synonyms of ministerial

ministerial

adjective

ˌmi-nə-ˈstir-ē-əl 

as in pastoral

of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy

a priest conscientiously tending to his ministerial duties

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pastoral
• clerical
• priestly
• sacerdotal
• missionary
• ecclesiastical
• ecclesiastic
• episcopal
• evangelical
• apostolic
• clerkly
• religious
• papal
• diocesan
• pontifical
• divine
• diaconal
• monastic
• sacramental
• churchly
• canonical
• patriarchal
• rabbinic
• conventual
• mendicant
• holy
• caliphal
• monachal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lay
• secular
• temporal
• nonclerical

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ministerial

Whatever the outcome of the ministerial meeting, there is no version that will make Americans safer. — Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 22 July 2026

For avid politicos, there have been so many prime ministerial resignations over the last few years that some Downing Street staff have become like fan-favorite, recurring characters in a TV show. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

His comments follow a World Bank’s assessment urging Pretoria to scrap ministerial approval requirements that have throttled the competitiveness of industrial parks within South Africa’s SEZs. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 July 2026

Yet the latest prime ministerial switch raises a fundamental question not just for Britain’s political future, but for that of other major European countries such as France and Germany. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2026