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They staffed the unelected institutions of the state such as the supreme leader’s office, which grew rapidly in the late 1990s; they honed their knowledge in the more radical seminaries and their own universities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

He began his religious instruction at 4 and continued his studies at the revered hawza, a network of illustrious seminaries.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

It also lowers enlistment quotas and facilitates exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men who study in religious seminaries known as yeshivas.

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

The acknowledgement of theological diversity is certainly lacking in evangelical seminaries, Hawthorne said.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

In pursuance of this determination I was conveyed to —— House, then one of the most polite seminaries of the metropolis, and committed to the tuition of Madame Dupr�.

From Discipline by Brunton, Mary