Ministering
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Ministering is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of minister.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of minister.
More Meanings
- Of one who, or something that, administers.
- The act of one who ministers; ministration.
Example Sentences
I could not be in your daughter's company, and have the grace of her gentle ministerings.
Hitherto all that I had acquired had been unsatisfactory—the reward was too distant; but Carrara's mystic eloquence brought the result of our midnight vigils visibly before me; and when I left him, it was to dream of the glorious secrets which, once penetrated, would lay all nature open to our eyes, and leave all its ministering spirits bowed to our rule by spell and sign.
Word Forms
- ministerings
Synonyms for ministering
Depending on context, synonyms include helpful, ministrant, attending.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ministrant, attending, helpful, ministrative, administrant, ministerial.
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