Ministerial vs Sacerdotal - What's the difference?
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Related to a religious minister or ministry.
Related to a governmental minister or ministry.
Having the power to wield delegated executive authority.
(Especially law) Serving as an instrument or means (i.e., procedural or ancillary, not substantive).
Of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.
* 1886 , , The Bostonians .
*:Verena's initial appearance in Boston, as he called her performance at Miss Birdseye's, had been a great success; and this reflection added, as I say, to his habitually sacerdotal expression. He looked like the priest of a religion that was passing through the stage of miracles; he carried his responsibility in the general elongation of his person, of his gestures (his hands were now always in the air, as if he were being photographed in postures), of his words and sentences, as well as in his smile, as noiseless as a patent hinge, and in the folds of his eternal waterproof.
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As adjectives the difference between ministerial and sacerdotal
is that ministerial is related to a religious minister or ministry while sacerdotal is of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.ministerial
English
Adjective
(-)- Filling out the form under the direction of a lawyer is a ministerial task performed by a legal secretary.