seminary
Americannoun
plural
seminaries-
a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
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a school, especially one of higher grade.
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a school of secondary or higher level for young women.
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a place of origin and propagation.
a seminary of discontent.
noun
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an academy for the training of priests, rabbis, etc
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another word for seminar
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a place where something is grown
Other Word Forms
- preseminary adjective
- seminarial adjective
Etymology
Origin of seminary
1400–50; late Middle English: seed plot, nursery < Latin sēminārium, equivalent to sēmin- (stem of sēmen ) seed, semen + -ārium -ary
Example Sentences
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He began his religious instruction at 4 and continued his studies at the revered hawza, a network of illustrious seminaries.
From Los Angeles Times
Horace suggested that the two sisters live with his wife, Mary, while he paid their tuitions at a nearby ladies’ seminary.
From Literature
He left before completing seminary, joining the civil rights movement full time.
From Salon
Jackson hesitated — the job required him to leave the seminary six months short of graduation.
From Los Angeles Times
“I am looking forward to the silence finally stopping, because 54 years of silence is a long time,” said Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, the abbot of the seminary.
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