seminarian

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English

Etymology

seminary +‎ -an

Noun

seminarian (plural seminarians)

  1. Someone who studies at a seminary.
    • 1995, Margaret Guenther, Toward Holy Ground (page 43)
      I realized this all too well when as a seminarian I got stuck with the job of recruiting the washees for a Maundy Thursday service. It's much easier to be the one down on the floor with the basin []
    Synonym: seminarist