Seminary

What do we mean by seminary?

A school, especially a theological school for the training of clergy. noun

A school of higher education, especially a private school for girls. noun

A place or environment in which something is developed or nurtured. noun

Of or pertaining to seed or semen; seminal.

Of or pertaining to a seminary (def. II., 3): said of a Roman Catholic priest.

Of or pertaining to a seminary (def. II., 5): as, a seminary course.

A seed-plot; ground where seed is sown for producing plants for transplantation; a nursery: now only in figurative use. noun

Figuratively The original place or original stock whence anything is brought. noun

A place of education; any school, academy, college, or university in which persons (especially the young) are instructed in the several branches of learning which may qualify them for their future employments; specifically, a school for the education of men for the priesthood or ministry. noun

A seminary priest; a Roman Catholic priest educated in a seminary, especially a foreign one; a seminarist. noun

In some universities and institutions, a group of advanced students pursuing some branch by real research, the writing of theses, etc.; also, the course of study engaged in by such students; a seminary course: imitated from German use. Also seminar. noun

A piece of ground where seed is sown for producing plants for transplantation; a nursery; a seed plat. noun

Hence, the place or original stock whence anything is brought or produced. noun

A place of education, as a scool of a high grade, an academy, college, or university. noun

Seminal state. noun

Fig.: A seed bed; a source. noun

A Roman Catholic priest educated in a foreign seminary; a seminarist. noun

Belonging to seed; seminal. adjective

A theological school for the training of rabbis, priests, or ministers. noun

A theological school for the training of rabbis, priests, or ministers.

A private residential school for girls.

A class of religious education for youths ages 14–18 that accompanies normal secular education.

A piece of ground where seed is sown for producing plants for transplantation.

(by extension) The place or original stock from which anything is brought or produced.

Seminal state or polity.

A Roman Catholic priest educated in a foreign seminary; a seminarist.

An academic seminar.

Words that are spelled similarly to seminary:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word seminary:
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Words that rhyme with seminary:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe seminary:
theological, pedagogical, female, new, diocesan, minor, rabbinical, major, ecclesiastical, local, protestant, religious, famous, preparatory, jesuit, english, private, junior, former, conservative, episcopal, celebrated, western, evangelical, nearby, flourishing, logical, christian, clerical, oldest, classical, excellent, philological, liberal, popish, missionary, respectable, roman, largest, irish, sulpician, lutheran, franciscan, catholic, archdiocesan, underground, denominational, islamic, beloved, rabbinic, provincial, day, grand, moravian, orthodox, armenian, select, fashionable, senior.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective seminary:
students, training, priests, education, student, course, days, life, professor, professors, priest, library, building, work, faculty, years, school, chapel, graduates, curriculum, community, classes, graduate, libraries, buildings, year, grounds, formation, teachers, class, fund, program, courses, teacher, group, lands, degree, studies, experience, campus, hall, property, authorities, staff, teaching, study, method, college, rooms, girls, classroom, faculties, president, instruction, presidents, friends, classmates, room, curricula, classmate, walls, programs, career, funds, administration, choir, board, officials, degrees, friend, preparation, graduation, trustees, classrooms, director, department, ridge, pupils, campuses, enrollment, enrollments, township, dean, directors, educators, garden, project, administrators.

Consonant match to seminary:
ciminero, seminar a, seminar he, seminar i, seminar who, seminara.

Words that sound like seminary:
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