SEMINARY


Meaning of SEMINARY in English

[ 'sɛmɪn(ə)ri ]

■ noun ( plural seminaries ) a training college for priests or rabbis.

Derivatives

seminarian -'nɛ:rɪən noun

seminarist noun

Origin

ME (denoting a seed plot): from L. seminarium , neut. of seminarius 'of seed', from semen 'seed'.

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