MINISTERIALLY
ministerially
(adverb) in the manner of a minister or clergyman; “he was called on to visit ministerially on the dying man”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
ministerially (not comparable)
In the character or capacity of a minister.
Source: Wiktionary
Min`is*te"ri*al*ly, adv.
Definition: In a ministerial manner; in the character or capacity of a
minister.
MINISTERIAL
Min`is*te"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. ministerialis: cf. F. ministériel. See
Minister, and cf. Minstrel.]
1. Of or pertaining to ministry or service; serving; attendant.
Enlightening spirits and ministerial flames. Prior.
2. Of or pertaining to the office of a minister or to the ministry as
a body, whether civil or sacerdotal. "Ministerial offices." Bacon. "A
ministerial measure." Junius. "Ministerial garments." Hooker.
3. Tending to advance or promote; contributive. "Ministerial to
intellectual culture." De Quincey. The ministerial benches, the
benches in the House of Commons occupied by members of the cabinet
and their supporters; -- also, the persons occupying them. "Very
solid and very brilliant talents distinguish the ministerial
benches." Burke.
Syn.
– Official; priestly; sacerdotal; ecclesiastical.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition