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minor seminary

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noun

  1. a Roman Catholic preparatory school where persons planning to enter the priesthood follow a course of secondary education.

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An altar boy, he entered the minor seminary after graduating from Gir Gir Primary School, hoping to join the order as a priest.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2019

At age 14, he left home to attend Saint Mark’s Seminary, a now-defunct minor seminary near Erie for teens interested in becoming Catholic priests.

From Washington Times • Mar. 13, 2016

The diocese of Roermond said a Church commission had found that accusations against former bishop Johannes Gijsen, dating back to his time as chaplain at a minor seminary from 1958 to 1961, were "well founded".

From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2014

Maybe, but the father also gave permission for Albino to enter minor seminary at eleven.

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