stickit minister

noun

A candidate for the clerical office who fails, disqualified by incompetency or immorality.

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Meanings

nounstickit minister (plural stickit ministers)

plural stickit ministers

  1. ScotlandA candidate for the clerical office who fails, disqualified by incompetency or immorality.

Origin

See stickit (“stuck, spoiled”).

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APA

stickit minister. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stickit%20minister

MLA

“stickit minister.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stickit%20minister. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stickit minister,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stickit%20minister.

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