ministrant

Example Sentences

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

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Angels, ministrant, shall fly From their dazzling upper zones, Charged by heaven's Majesty Him to keep from crushing stones.

From The Kentucky Ranger by Curnick, Edward T.

Why must you, who give me heart and power, as nothing else did or could, to do well—concern yourself with what might be done by any good, kind ministrant only fit for such offices?

From The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 by Browning, Robert

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

In the upper part of the picture, facing in every case but one towards the ministrant, is a bird figure, different on each page, and having in two cases a human head.

From Commentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez Codex with a Concluding Note Upon the Linguistic Problem of the Maya Glyphs by Gates, William