Synonyms of seminary

seminary

noun

ˈse-mə-ˌner-ē 

1

as in school

a place or establishment for teaching and learning

a seminary exclusively for women

Synonyms & Similar Words

• school
• academy
• academe
• kindergarten
• prep
• high school
• preparatory school
• prep school
• secondary school
• public school
• elementary school
• primary school
• yeshiva
• boarding school
• common school
• middle school
• junior high school
• trade school
• senior high school
• grammar school
• charter school
• madrassa
• Sunday school
• magnet school
• training school
• minischool

2

as in center

a place or environment that favors the development of something

some claimed that orphanages were seminaries of sin and petty crime, turning out juvenile delinquents by the score

Synonyms & Similar Words

• center
• nursery
• nest
• capital
• mecca
• hothouse
• hotbed
• seedbed
• breeding ground
• focus
• hub
• base
• crucible
• nidus
• nucleus
• headquarters
• heart
• seat
• core
• eye
• cynosure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seminary

The location pushed the seminary’s politics to the left, but poverty and activist flags are harder to find in Chelsea these days. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2026

He is also believed to have furthered his religious studies in seminaries around Quetta and Kuchlak in Balochistan. — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026

Dorsainvil, who attended seminary in Jamaica, said immigrant advocates are also affected by the end of the TPS humanitarian program. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Built in 1829 as a seminary, the Colonial-style edifice went on to become a country club, then faculty housing for nearby Bennington College, and later a private home, remaining in the same family’s care for some six decades. — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026