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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Powe’s relatives belonged to the Knights, named for a 17th century Spanish Jesuit who ministered to enslaved people in Colombia and is the country’s patron saint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
Rev MacKenzie ministered the late Queen in her final days and supported the royal family following her death.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2024
Mama Antula was an 18th century laywoman who ministered to the poor and helped keep Jesuit spirituality alive in Argentina after the religious order — to which the pope belongs — was suppressed.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
I was sick all day Sunday, ministered to by my girlfriend, who fed me chicken soup and bathed my head with wet washcloths.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2023
Then I laid her in her bed and ministered to Mattie and Fern.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
