minister
noun
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
ministered
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past participleof minister.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof minister.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
ministernouna person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
Example Sentences
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The Rev. Rob Schenck, a former Christian nationalist who once ministered to the right in Washington, told me that Suozzi said at the time that he was living at C Street.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
During his retirement, he ministered at St Mary the Virgin in Eastbourne until he was barred in 2022.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
Among those he ministered to were two female prisoners, one of them a Muslim, which raised some hackles in the Vatican.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025
It was daunting when the Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley, at age 22, replaced a beloved pastor who had ministered to one of suburban Boston’s most famed Black churches for 24 years.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024
She shooed me out of the room and ministered to Perilee.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
