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seminary
[sem-uh-ner-ee]
noun
plural
seminariesa special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
a school, especially one of higher grade.
a school of secondary or higher level for young women.
a place of origin and propagation.
a seminary of discontent.
seminary
/ ˈɛɪəɪ /
noun
an academy for the training of priests, rabbis, etc
another word for seminar
a place where something is grown
Other 51Թ Forms
- seminarial adjective
- preseminary adjective
- ˌˈԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of seminary1
Example Sentences
He spent 10 years as a local parish pastor and as a teacher at a seminary in Trujillo in northwestern Peru.
The seminary has long been associated with the Taliban since several of its members, including the group's founder Mullah Omar, trained there.
Gallant was also unhappy at plans to continue to allow Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students to be exempt from serving in the military.
He studied at a Jesuit seminary before heading to Johns Hopkins University to pursue a degree in medieval French.
The Israeli Supreme Court ruled in June that the state must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students into the army.
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