seminary
A theological school for the training of rabbis, priests, or ministersA theological school for the training of rabbis, priests, or ministers.
» He decided to enter the seminary.
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8 sensesA theological school for the training of rabbis, priests, or ministers.
Seminar, Priesterseminar
семина́рияseminárija
a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis
A private residential school for girls.
(Mormonism)A class of religious education for youths ages 14–18 that accompanies normal secular education.
A piece of ground where seed is sown for producing plants for transplantation.
(broadly)The place or original stock from which anything is brought or produced.
A Roman Catholic priest educated in a foreign seminary; a seminarist.
(obsolete)Seminal state or polity.
(archaic)An academic seminar.
Examples
4 sentencesHe decided to enter the seminary.
Sami graduated from the seminary, the top of his class.
Tom is at seminary.
The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City ordains Conservative rabbis.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin sēminārium, from sēmen (“seed”). Compare seminar. In the ground sense, from MidFrom Latin sēminārium, from sēmen (“seed”). Compare seminar. In the ground sense, from Middle English semynair, semynary.
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Forms
plural: seminaries| Singular | seminary |
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Word family
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