ministrant

Example Sentences

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“Here is to your health, ministrant spirit!” he said.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

For Ir�n� did not rise with the other Demetrians, and Lydia, feeling that she had been chosen as ministrant for a purpose, remained beside Ir�n�.

From The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian by Harding, Ellison

In 525the worship of ancestors, which satisfies the daily religious needs of the people, every householder and every civil official is a ministrant.

From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris

She was unwearied in efforts to alleviate the sufferings and the weary hours of the countess, whose fervent gratitude re-acted to enhance to enthusiasm the interest of the fair ministrant.

From The Friendships of Women by Alger, William Rounseville

Revived at last, he inclined towards his ministrant, and, in a voice disastrous with a cough, said:—"I am old and miserable, a poor beggar, not worth a shoestring—how can I repay you?"

From The Confidence-Man by Melville, Herman