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divinity school

American  

noun

  1. a Protestant seminary.


Etymology

Origin of divinity school

First recorded in 1545–55

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Along with the regulars, there are a handful of divinity school students from Duke and Perkins who serve as interns.

From Seattle Times Jun. 1, 2024

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

Jennifer eventually attended divinity school at Harvard University, and then returned to New York to work for Make the Road New York, an immigrant advocacy group; her three younger siblings finished high school.

From New York Times Mar. 1, 2023

He taught at Howard’s divinity school for 22 years before leaving in 1980 to become president of the Interdenominational Theological Center, a consortium of seminaries in Atlanta.

From Washington Post Aug. 16, 2022

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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