What does ministering mean?
Ministering means present participle and gerund of minister.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of minister.
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.
I could not be in your daughter's company, and have the grace of her gentle ministerings.
Use ministering when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ministering means present participle and gerund of minister.
Common synonyms include helpful, ministrant, attending.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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