Meanings
adjectiveministrant (not comparable)
- not comparableadministering; attendant
That gentle Hermit, in my helpless woe, By my sick couch was busy to and fro, Like a strong spirit ministrant of good: […]
1817 December, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Revolt of Islam. […]”, in [Mary] Shelley, editor, The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon […], published 1839, →OCLC, pages 221–222
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Origin
- Latinministrāns
- Latinministrāns
- Englishministrant
Borrowed from Latin ministrāns.
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APA
ministrant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ministrant
MLA
“ministrant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ministrant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ministrant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ministrant.
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