seminary
noun
a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
seminaries
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pluralof seminary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A senior cleric from Najaf's Shia seminaries then led the funeral prayers.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
He studied at religious seminaries in Mashhad before continuing his education in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf and the religious centre of Qom.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
“The church is thriving in many parts of Africa, and seminaries there are full in a way they are not in the U.S. or Europe,” said Kevin Hughes, a professor of theology at Villanova University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Most of them reside and run seminaries in the holy cities of Qom in Iran and Najaf in Iraq.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026
To instruct our youth in the arts of reading and writing, there are many seminaries established every-where throughout this realm; and, accordingly, all of a liberal education are well versed in them.
From A Discourse Being Introductory to his Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language (1759) by Thomas Sheridan
