Definition of seminary
seminaries
1 : an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated a seminary of vice and crime
2a : an institution of secondary or higher educationb : an institution for the training of candidates for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate
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Examples of seminary in a Sentence
a seminary exclusively for women
some claimed that orphanages were seminaries of sin and petty crime, turning out juvenile delinquents by the score
Recent Examples of seminary from the Web
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Also worrying is the relative ease with which groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed appear to operate, openly running Islamic seminaries and fundraising.
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His father, an engineer at atomic power stations, decided to attend the seminary at Calvin College and become a pastor in the Christian Reformed Church.
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His brother, Mawlawi Jawed Hanafi, succeeded him as head of the seminary at Togh-Bairdi.
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Origin and Etymology of seminary
Middle English, seedbed, nursery, from Latin seminarium, from semin-, semen seed
First Known Use: 1542
SEMINARY Defined for English Language Learners
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: a school for training religious leaders (such as priests, ministers, and rabbis)
SEMINARY Defined for Kids
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1 : a private school at or above the high school level
2 : a school for the training of priests, ministers, or rabbis
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