ministrant

Example Sentences

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

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Epaphroditus was no mere agent; he was a "ministrant," commissioned from a high quarter—the Philippians' love.

From Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians by Moule, H. C. G. (Handley Carr Glyn)

Later, the druid bids Gwennole build a Christian sanctuary on the spot where "the belated ministrant of a fallen faith" died beside Gradlon Maur, the Great King.

From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Macleod, Fiona

The gospel narrative gives a prominent place to woman,--as a believer in Christ, as His devoted follower and constant ministrant, and also as a faithful and unswerving witness to His wondrous works.

From Women of Early Christianity by Brittain, Alfred

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