ministrations
Attentive helpful care
Ministrations are acts of care, service, or assistance rendered to someone in need.
The word carries a slightly formal or literary tone, often suggesting attentive, nurturing help: The nurse's gentle ministrations eased his recovery.
It can be used ironically for unwanted fussing: She finally escaped her mother's ministrations.
Support growth and development
- tendingCaring for or inclining
- attendanceRecord of who's present
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- bedsideNear the mattress
sickbed · caretaker · soothing · comfort · compassion · tenderness · solicitude · devotion
Formal worship structure
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
benediction · communion · absolution · anointing · last rites · confession · prayer · sermon
Care for an ailment
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- bandageWound covering strip
- salveTopical healing preparation
ointment · balm · poultice · dressing · medication · dosing · rehabilitation · convalescence
Support or aid given
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- helpAssistance given
- aidSupport given freely
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
facilitation · attendance · waiting on · butler · servant · valet · steward · handmaiden
nurture
Support growth and development
- tendingCaring for or inclining
- attendanceRecord of who's present
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
bedside · sickbed · caretaker · soothing · comfort · compassion · tenderness · solicitude · devotion · gentleness
liturgy
Formal worship structure
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
blessing · benediction · communion · absolution · anointing · last rites · confession · prayer · sermon · pastor
treatment
Care for an ailment
salve · ointment · balm · poultice · dressing · medication · dosing · rehabilitation · convalescence · healing
assistance
Support or aid given
provision · facilitation · attendance · waiting on · butler · servant · valet · steward · handmaiden · domestic
ministrationsneglect
Failure to provide care
abandonment · disregard · inattention · indifference · desertion
ministrationsabuse
Cruel or violent treatment
mistreatment · maltreatment · harm · cruelty · torment