as in pastoral
of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy
a priest conscientiously tending to his ministerial duties
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Recent Examples of ministerial
The British Foreign Office confirmed that ministerial Ukraine peace talks with U.S. and European counterparts were postponed and downgraded to behind-the-scenes meetings with officials.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
Aimee had three ministerial assistants and a board of seven elders, along with 21 deacons — 14 of them women.
—Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to convene his ministerial team on Saturday to receive a detailed report from negotiators and decide on the next steps for the release of the hostages.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
Netanyahu will convene a ministerial team on Saturday night to discuss the hostages situation, receive a detailed report from the Israeli negotiating team, and decide on next steps, the prime minister's office said.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
Aimee had three ministerial assistants and a board of seven elders, along with 21 deacons — 14 of them women.
—Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to convene his ministerial team on Saturday to receive a detailed report from negotiators and decide on the next steps for the release of the hostages.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
Netanyahu will convene a ministerial team on Saturday night to discuss the hostages situation, receive a detailed report from the Israeli negotiating team, and decide on next steps, the prime minister's office said.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ministerial
Adjective
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The order, based on the teachings of St. Augustine, brings together the disciplines of contemplation and pastoral ministry.—
Harry Kraemer,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Its core principles are being integrated into pastoral initiatives and interreligious dialogue at the national and international levels.—
Craig Considine,
The Conversation,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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The death in 2022 of a young Iranian Kurdish woman in the custody of the morality police for allegedly violating hijab rules sparked Iran's biggest domestic unrest since the 1979 revolution that brought its clerical rulers to power.—
Miranda Murray,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Our problem is with a clerical regime that is behind every problem in the region: Hizballah, Hamas, the Houthis, the militias that have conducted attacks out of Iraq and Syria.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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“Ministerial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ministerial. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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