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seminary

[sem-uh-ner-ee] / ˈsɛm əˌnɛr i /








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He enrolled in seminary and began preaching within China’s official church system.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Jackson hesitated — the job required him to leave the seminary six months short of graduation.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

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

TTie moon shone on the white cupola of the seminary across the road— lovely view, good place to see the fight.

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




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