ministerial vs monachist

ministerial

adj
  • Related to a religious minister or ministry. 

  • Related to a governmental minister or ministry. 

  • Having the power to wield delegated executive authority. 

  • Serving as an instrument or means (i.e., procedural or ancillary, not substantive). 

noun
  • A member of the mediaeval estate or caste of unfree nobles. 

monachist

adj
  • Synonym of monastic 

noun
  • A monk, especially one who was part of the religious reform movement of the fourth century. 

How often have the words ministerial and monachist occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )