Seminary Definition

sĕmə-nĕrē
seminaries
noun
A school or college where persons are trained to become priests, ministers, or rabbis.
Webster's New World
A school, esp. a private school for young women.
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A place where something develops, grows, or is bred.
Webster's New World

(Mormonism) A class of religious education for youths ages 14-18 that accompanies normal secular education.

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

Of or relating to seed; seminal.

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Other Word Forms of Seminary

Noun

Singular:
seminary
Plural:
seminaries

Origin of Seminary

  • Middle English seed plot from Latin sēminārium from sēminārius of seed from sēmen sēmin- seed sē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin sÄ“minārium, from sÄ“men (“seed"). Compare seminar.

    From Wiktionary

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