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seminary

[sem-uh-ner-ee] / ˈsɛm əˌnɛr i /








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In 2022, a news outlet associated with the seminary in the holy city of Qom referred to him as an “ayatollah” for the first time, suggesting he had reached the rank of mujtahid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

In 2002 he moved to the US with his wife and daughter to study at a seminary in California, where his two sons were born.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

I had dreams of becoming a Catholic priest and spent most of my 20s in various forms of conversion therapy in an attempt to prepare for the seminary and to be eligible for application.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2025

The final lineup included a seminary professor, a structural engineer and an investigator for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2025

He told Gamble to dismount and dig in along the crest of the ridge just past the seminary, facing the Rebs who would come down that road.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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