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

One of his favorite artifacts is a Humber bicycle from 1889 or 1890, used when a Baptist seminary was in the community, which was founded as a Baptist temperance area. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

The earnings test applies to thousands of programs at schools ranging from professional certificates to arts programs at elite universities and seminaries. — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026

Following his opera career, Schachtel’s father became a cantor and married a granddaughter of Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor, a rabbi of Grodno, after whom the seminary of Yeshiva University is named. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Eventually, Lamb attended seminary and became a Catholic priest in 1966. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026