seminary
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- noun
- /ˈsɛmɪˌnɛri/
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seminario
- Cherokee dignitaries often visited the seminary classes and shared Thanksgiving and Easter dinner with the students.
- attend a seminary
- seminary students
- seminary graduates
And in this experiment they divided the seminary students into two groups.
- And in this experiment they divided the seminary students into two groups.
- So I started getting emails from a major seminary master's program for pastors.
- And he leaves the seminary, takes a position as a private tutor.
- And I said, I, I think I'm going to go to seminary next year.
- One of them is Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
- And then as seminary continued, I met with some people.
- He speaks of his own life to his one living child in seminary school.
- When I was there, you know, in the seminary, the first month, you know, I was thinking of living really, you know.
Examples
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What I had learned at seminary and in the army complemented each other.
Fiction book (2002) -
He went to seminary right outside town.
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And then as seminary continued, I met with some people.
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Went to seminary school but lost the calling.
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The Council intended for the seminary to prepare the boys for a university education.
Academic text (1991) -
And in this experiment they divided the seminary students into two groups.
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I entered a seminary when I was 19.
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And life in the seminary is... as you know, a very modest one.
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But from the seminary to now, this is the only experience I've had that I can offer to anyone.
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I entered a seminary when I was 19 to prepare for a life of service.
Synonyms
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A school where people study Jewish holy books to train as rabbis
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A school run by a church, mosque, or temple that teaches faith and regular subjects
How Religious
Surface Forms
Morphology
seminary = semin + ary
The combining form 'semin-' is not a productive standalone English word and the modern sense 'a theological school' is not transparently derived from its parts for an average learner.
Etymology
The word seminary comes from the Latin root semen, which means 'seed', and it originally meant a place where seeds are planted. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a seminary as a 'nursery' that grows future religious leaders, so today it means a school for training priests or ministers.