Meaning & use

seminary

noun·Academic

A college or school that trains students to become priests, ministers, or rabbis.

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He entered the seminary at eighteen to begin his studies for the priesthood.

The seminary offers courses in theology, church history, and pastoral counseling.

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Seminary is specifically religious training; a general college for other professions is not called a seminary.

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