ministrant

Example Sentences

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

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Besides the celebrant there need be present only a ministrant.

From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) by Luther, Martin

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

In the centre of the window, gazing out in a distrait manner over piles of apples and grape-fruit, a white-robed ministrant at a stove juggled ceaselessly with buckwheat cakes.

From Jill the Reckless by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

"So worked Mind: its tribe433 Of senses ministrant above, below, Far, near, or now or haply long ago Brought to pass knowledge."

From Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning by Clarke, Helen Archibald