seminary
noun
sem·i·nary ˈse-mə-ˌner-ē 
plural seminaries
1
: an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
a seminary of vice and crime
2
a
: an institution of secondary or higher education
b
: an institution for the training of candidates for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate
Synonyms
- academe
- academy
- school
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Example Sentences
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 on the Web Cruise spent some time studying at a seminary in Cincinnati before deciding to pursue an acting career. 
Mike Rose, cleveland, 25 June 2022 Carlo first went to a seminary, in preparation for a career in the Church. Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022 Waugaman has long had an interest in science, even studying botany in college before attending the Lexington seminary in the early 1970s. James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 27 June 2022 The Jesuits carry out educational, health and economic projects and have a seminary there. Fox News, 23 June 2022 Father Anthony, a parish priest in Pittsburgh, described being treated for depression and anxiety in the seminary. Clare Ansberry, WSJ, 20 June 2022 Akin said the seminary has already removed his name from programs and facilities. Anchorage Daily News, 27 May 2022 None of these worldly activities is inconsistent with a religious community that also operates a seminary, Morin said. oregonlive, 14 May 2022 The nation's oldest Jewish seminary could stop ordaining rabbis in Cincinnati if Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion's board of governors passes a new proposal next month. Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2022 See More
Mike Rose, cleveland, 25 June 2022 Carlo first went to a seminary, in preparation for a career in the Church. Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022 Waugaman has long had an interest in science, even studying botany in college before attending the Lexington seminary in the early 1970s. James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 27 June 2022 The Jesuits carry out educational, health and economic projects and have a seminary there. Fox News, 23 June 2022 Father Anthony, a parish priest in Pittsburgh, described being treated for depression and anxiety in the seminary. Clare Ansberry, WSJ, 20 June 2022 Akin said the seminary has already removed his name from programs and facilities. Anchorage Daily News, 27 May 2022 None of these worldly activities is inconsistent with a religious community that also operates a seminary, Morin said. oregonlive, 14 May 2022 The nation's oldest Jewish seminary could stop ordaining rabbis in Cincinnati if Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion's board of governors passes a new proposal next month. Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, seedbed, nursery, from Latin seminarium, from semin-, semen seed
First Known Use
1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing seminary
Kids Definition
seminary
noun
sem·i·nary ˈse-mə-ˌner-ē
plural seminaries
1
: a private school at or above the high school level
2
: a school for the training of priests, ministers, or rabbis
seminary
noun
1
as in school
a place or establishment for teaching and learning a seminary exclusively for women Synonyms & Similar Words
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- school
- academy
- academe
- kindergarten
- yeshiva
- prep
- madrassa
- high school
- preparatory school
- madrasa
- prep school
- madrassah
- yeshivah
- primary school
- secondary school
- elementary school
- public school
- madrasah
- common school
- boarding school
- middle school
- trade school
- grammar school
- charter school
- magnet school
- minischool
- senior high school
- training school
- junior high school
- Sunday school
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
- mecca
- nest
- capital
- hothouse
- hotbed
- seedbed
- crucible
- headquarters
- breeding ground
- base
- hub
- focus
- nucleus
- heart
- nidus
- focus
- seat
- core
- eye
- cynosure