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minister to
ThesaurusministernounA person ordained for service in a Christian church:churchman, churchwoman, clergyman, clergywoman, cleric, clerical, clerk, divine, ecclesiastic, parson, preacher.Informal: reverend.phrasal verb
minister to1. To have the care and supervision of:attend, care for, look after, mind, see to, tend, watch.Idioms: keep an eye on, look out for, take care of, take under one's wing.2. To work and care for:attend, do for, serve, wait on (or upon).minister to
minister to (one)To tend to or care for one; to look after one's needs or wants. The missionary group has been ministering to the displaced people of the impoverished country ever since the tsunami devastated their villages. She ministers to the homeless at a shelter downtown on the weekends.See also: ministerminister to someone or somethingto take care of someone or someone's needs. Sarah tried to minister to the people of the village. He sought to minister to the grief of the widow.See also: minister |