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seminary

[sem-uh-ner-ee] / ˈsɛm əˌnɛr i /








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The new consecrations are set to take place near the society's seminary in Econe, a village in the Rhone valley in Alpine southwest Switzerland, at the foot of the mountains.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

He later joined a seminary in Southern California with the idea of becoming a Catholic priest, and discovered that his first task involved restocking the residence’s vending machine each night—with Fritos, Snickers and Lays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

He left before completing seminary, joining the civil rights movement full time.

From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2026

But the changes blowing through Israel have not yet breached the walls of the Kisse Rahamim yeshiva - or Jewish seminary - in Bnei Brak, an ultra-Orthodox city on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025

There was a college out West in Ohio that took female students—a real college, not a young ladies’ seminary.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

A senior cleric from Najaf's Shia seminaries then led the funeral prayers.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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

Alireza Arafi, a cleric in his late 60s who leads Iran’s seminaries, has stayed above politics and could appeal to both hard-liners and more moderate forces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 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

He joined the Jesuits on the 29th of September 1745 and in course of time became successively professor of philosophy and humanities at the seminaries of Madrid and Murcia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various




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