ministrantadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmɪnᵻstr(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈmɪnəstr(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin ministrant-, ministrāns, ministrāre.

Etymology: < classical Latin ministrant-, ministrāns, present participle (used as noun already in classical Latin, used as adjective in post-classical Latin from the late 4th cent.) of ministrāre minister v. Compare Anglo-Norman ministrant servant.

A. adj.

That ministers to a person or thing. Also as postmodifier.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > [adjective] > serving or performing a service

servingc1384

ministrant1558

inservient1646

officiala1682

ministering1764

1558–9 Statutes Sc. Church (1907) 158 That it be speirit at tham be the preist ministrant gif thai be reddy to ressave the samen.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 87 Him Thrones and Powers, Princedoms, and Dominations ministrant Accompanied to Heaven Gate.

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey III. x. 413 Ministrant to their Queen, with busy care Four faithful handmaids the soft rites prepare.

1805 R. Southey Madoc i. xii. 119 The place To that despondent mood was ministrant.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. iv. 107 Here is to your health, ministrant spirit!

1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust I. i. 36 The sweet, consoling chant, Which, through the night of Death, the angels ministrant Sang.

1918 Times Lit. Supp. 14 Mar. 125/2 He made commonplace things ministrant to spiritual purposes, and it is this power which is still the marvel of saintliness.

1961 Bible (New Eng.) Heb. i. 14 What are they all but ministrant spirits, sent out to serve, for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?

1975 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 34 764 The executive functions of the Concord are performed by a Ministrant Committee.

B. n.

A person who ministers (in various senses of the verb).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > functionary or one who officiates

administrator1573

functionary?1785

ministrant1818

apparatchik1969

1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 17 Strange ministrant of undescribed sounds.

1821 G. Croly Paris ii. cxiv. 58 Ye ethereal ministrants, whose eyes Night veils not.

1884 R. Browning Founder of Feast 14 When, night by night..Music was poured by perfect ministrants.

1885 Liverpool Daily Post 23 Oct. 4/7 Ministrants at the altar.

1927 W. Cather Death comes for Archbishop v. ii. 171 Conçeption Gonzales covered a small table by the bed..and placed upon it..a cup of water for the ministrant's hands.

1986 B. Okri Incidents at Shrine (1987) 61 The ministrants closed in around him. They praised the master image in songs.

1994 E. L. Doctorow Waterworks 65 They..could only cower in their rags and gaze upon the kindest nurses or ministrants of charity with abject fear.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ministrant
释义	ministrantadj.n. Brit. /ˈmɪnᵻstr(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈmɪnəstr(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin ministrant-, ministrāns, ministrāre. Etymology: < classical Latin ministrant-, ministrāns, present participle (used as noun already in classical Latin, used as adjective in post-classical Latin from the late 4th cent.) of ministrāre minister v. Compare Anglo-Norman ministrant servant. A. adj. That ministers to a person or thing. Also as postmodifier. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > [adjective] > serving or performing a service servingc1384 ministrant1558 inservient1646 officiala1682 ministering1764 1558–9 Statutes Sc. Church (1907) 158 That it be speirit at tham be the preist ministrant gif thai be reddy to ressave the samen. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 87 Him Thrones and Powers, Princedoms, and Dominations ministrant Accompanied to Heaven Gate. View more context for this quotation 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey III. x. 413 Ministrant to their Queen, with busy care Four faithful handmaids the soft rites prepare. 1805 R. Southey Madoc i. xii. 119 The place To that despondent mood was ministrant. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. iv. 107 Here is to your health, ministrant spirit! 1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust I. i. 36 The sweet, consoling chant, Which, through the night of Death, the angels ministrant Sang. 1918 Times Lit. Supp. 14 Mar. 125/2 He made commonplace things ministrant to spiritual purposes, and it is this power which is still the marvel of saintliness. 1961 Bible (New Eng.) Heb. i. 14 What are they all but ministrant spirits, sent out to serve, for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? 1975 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 34 764 The executive functions of the Concord are performed by a Ministrant Committee. B. n. A person who ministers (in various senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > functionary or one who officiates administrator1573 functionary?1785 ministrant1818 apparatchik1969 1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 17 Strange ministrant of undescribed sounds. 1821 G. Croly Paris ii. cxiv. 58 Ye ethereal ministrants, whose eyes Night veils not. 1884 R. Browning Founder of Feast 14 When, night by night..Music was poured by perfect ministrants. 1885 Liverpool Daily Post 23 Oct. 4/7 Ministrants at the altar. 1927 W. Cather Death comes for Archbishop v. ii. 171 Conçeption Gonzales covered a small table by the bed..and placed upon it..a cup of water for the ministrant's hands. 1986 B. Okri Incidents at Shrine (1987) 61 The ministrants closed in around him. They praised the master image in songs. 1994 E. L. Doctorow Waterworks 65 They..could only cower in their rags and gaze upon the kindest nurses or ministrants of charity with abject fear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1558
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