seminarian

noun

sem·​i·​nar·​i·​an ˌse-mə-ˈner-ē-ən 

: a student in a seminary especially of the Roman Catholic Church

Examples of seminarian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Five of the party's 2026 congressional candidates who are clergy or seminarians won their elections, as did a historic number of Muslim Americans. — Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026

Talarico, a state legislator and Presbyterian seminarian, ran on affordability and corruption. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026

Talarico, 37, is a former teacher and Presbyterian seminarian who identifies himself as a progressive Christian and ran on fighting corruption and lowering costs. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

State Attorney General Ken Paxton is running a close race against Democrat James Talarico, a former state representative and Presbyterian seminarian. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for seminarian

• agrarian
• aquarian
• barbarian
• bavarian
• bulgarian
• cimmerian
• hungarian
• librarian
• ovarian
• riparian
• rotarian
• sectarian

Kids Definition

seminarian

noun

sem·​i·​nar·​i·​an ˌsem-ə-ˈner-ē-ən 

: a student in a seminary