seminary
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin sēminārium, from sēmen (“seed”). Compare seminar.
[edit] Noun
seminary (plural seminaries)
- A theological school for the training of rabbis, priests, or ministers.
- A private residential school for girls.
- 1885, Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado
- Three little maids who, all unwary,
- Come from a ladies' seminary
- 1885, Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado
- (Mormonism) A class of religious education for youths ages 14–18 that accompanies normal secular education.