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seminary

[sem-uh-ner-ee] / ˈsɛm əˌnɛr i /








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Jaber Rajabi, who served in the Revolutionary Guard and studied with Khamenei in a religious seminary in Qom before defecting in 2016, warned Iran’s Arab neighbors about him before his elevation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 17, 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

His situation wasn’t improved when the authorities at the seminary decided to put him on a three-quarter salary until he proved his worth.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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