minister

(as) black as the minister's coat

dated Completely black; totally without light or color. The basement gives me the creeps, it's as black as the minister's coat down there!

to 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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Valentina	vah-len-TEE-nah (Italian), vah-lyen-TEE-nah (Russian), vah-leen-TEE-nah (Russian)	Italian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Bora (1)	-	Turkish
Ditte	-	Danish
Rastus	RAS-təs	English (Rare)
Rut	ROOT (Spanish)	Spanish, Icelandic, Swedish, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Deonne	-	English (Rare)