noun
seminary
SEH-mih-nuh-ree
noun
1
A college that trains people to become priests, ministers, or rabbis.
"He studied theology at a Catholic seminary in Rome."
How to Use Seminary
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA specialist school for training religious leaders.
Common pairings
attend seminary
seminary student
theological seminary
Word Forms
seminaries plural
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Etymology
From Latin sēminārium, "seed-bed," from sēmen, "seed" — the idea being a place where future clergy are "cultivated."