A ministering angel shall my sister be
A ministering angel shall my sister beMeaning: To minister is to serve, or act as a subordinate agent. So, a ministering angel is a kind-hearted person, providing help and comfort.
Example: Origin: From Shakespeare's Hamlet, 1603:
LAERTES: Lay her i' the earth: And from her fair and unpolluted flesh May violets spring! I tell thee, churlish priest, A ministering angel shall my sister be, When thou liest howling. | ||
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