sem·i·nar·y (s m  -nr  )n. pl. sem·i·nar·ies 1. a. A school, especially a theological school for the training of priests, ministers, or rabbis. b. A school of higher education, especially a private school for girls. 2. A place or environment in which something is developed or nurtured. [Middle English, seed plot, from Latin s min rium, from sminrius, of seed, from smen, smin-, seed; see s- in Indo-European roots.] |
seminary [ˈsɛmɪnərɪ]
n pl -naries
1. (Social Science / Education) an academy for the training of priests, rabbis, etc.
2. (Social Science / Education) US another word for seminar [1]
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a place where something is grown
[from Latin sēminārium a nursery garden, from sēmen seed]
seminarial adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  seminary - a private place of education for the youngprivate school - a school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition |
| 2. | seminary - a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis religious school - a school run by a religious body |
seminary
noun college, school, high school, academy, institution, institute Nearly all my immediate family were dead, and I went into a seminary.
Translations
seminary
n → Priesterseminar nt
n seminary [ˈseminəri]
a training college for Roman Catholic priests. seminarium إكليريكيَّه، كُلِيَّه لاهوتِيَّه لِتَخْريج الكَهَنَه семинария seminář præsteseminarium das Priesterseminar ιερατική σχολή για καθολικούς seminario seminar آموزشگاه روحانيون مسيحي؛حوزه علميه pappisseminaari séminaire סֶמִינָר रोमन कैथोलिक पादरियों का प्रशिक्षण केन्द्र sjemenište papnevelde seminari prestaskóli seminario 神学校 신학교 seminarija garīgais seminārs seminari seminarium presteseminar seminarium seminário seminar семинария seminár seminar bogoslovija []seminarium โรงเรียนสอนธรรมะ Katolik ilâhiyat fakültesi 天主教神學院 семінарія پادریوں کی تربیت گاہ trường dòng 神学院
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