ministered
Attended to needs
Ministered is the past tense of minister, meaning to attend to someone's needs or provide care and service.
The word carries connotations of gentle, devoted attention: She ministered to the wounded soldiers.
In religious contexts, it means to perform spiritual duties or lead worship: He ministered to his congregation for thirty years.
Healthcare provider, bedside
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- tendedCared for regularly
- bedsideNear the mattress
- comfortedGiven emotional relief
soothed · attended · companion · hospice · vigil · palliative · convalescence · sickbed
Christian congregation leader
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- sermonClergy's worship address
- prayerAddress to deity
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
congregation · flock · parish · chaplain · preacher · pulpit · blessing · sacrament
Provided food or assistance
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- communityCollective of connected people
- outreachProactive community assistance
- missionPurpose-driven task
humanitarian · relief · aid · assistance · welfare · charitable · benevolence · helped
Regaining what was lost
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
restoration · salve · therapeutics · recuperation · alleviation · balm · poultice · laying on hands
nurse
Healthcare provider, bedside
comforted · soothed · attended · companion · hospice · vigil · palliative · convalescence · sickbed · invalid
pastor
Christian congregation leader
worship · congregation · flock · parish · chaplain · preacher · pulpit · blessing · sacrament · communion
served
Provided food or assistance
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- communityCollective of connected people
- outreachProactive community assistance
mission · humanitarian · relief · aid · assistance · welfare · charitable · benevolence · helped · supported
recovery
Regaining what was lost
rehabilitation · restoration · salve · therapeutics · recuperation · alleviation · balm · poultice · laying on hands · anointing
ministeredneglected
Not given proper attention
ignored · abandoned · forsook · disregarded · overlooked
- prime ministerLeader of a parliamentary state
- foreign ministerHead of diplomacy
- cabinet ministerHead of government department
- defense ministerGovernment's military head
- defence ministerCabinet member for military
- finance ministerState economy overseer
minister, administer, ministers, ministerial, ministering, administering, administered, administers