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 former seminary's crypt now houses the Wine Grotto. — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026

The Halki seminary, founded in 1844 and shut by the Turkish state in 1971, played a central role in ⁠the Eastern Orthodox Church as ​the Ecumenical ⁠Patriarchate’s main theological school. — Reuters, NBC news, 21 June 2026

Jerry Brown left seminary before becoming a priest but made his Jesuit education central to his political identity — especially his frugality, environmentalism and preference for rehabilitation over incarceration. — Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 18 June 2026

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission board voted to lift the probation that was placed on the seminary in 2023 after a financial audit uncovered serious problems threatening the school’s long-term stability. — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026