Meaning & use
seminarian
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A student at a seminary who is training to become a priest, minister, or rabbi.
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As a seminarian, he spent his mornings studying theology and his afternoons volunteering at a shelter.
The seminarians gathered in the chapel for evening prayer.
A note on using this word
Seminarian refers specifically to someone studying for religious ministry, distinct from a general theology or divinity student.
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