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divinity school

American  

noun

  1. a Protestant seminary.


Etymology

Origin of divinity school

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

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Corné J. Bekker, dean of the divinity school at Regent University in Virginia Beach, said Mr. Jeffress is not alone among those now pivoting to preaching about prophecy.

From Washington Times • Oct. 26, 2023

Samford, which was established by the Alabama State Baptist Convention, has an enrollment of about 5,700 undergraduate and graduate students and includes a divinity school.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2021

With the exception of college and divinity school, Manning, 55, has spent his life in Greenville.

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2019

Rogers was all set for divinity school, wife Joanne says, when he was attracted by the potential of television and appalled by the crass nature of programming for kids.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2018

I wanted to make sure the message I was giving them was the right one, and that’s when I started feeling the pull to go to divinity school.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

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