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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

It isn’t as simple as going to seminary, getting a degree and receiving a call from a congregation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

The winner Talarico, who has a Master of Divinity degree from a Christian seminary, offered a more genteel approach.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026

However, Elizabeth was disappointed at the prospect of attending an all-girls’ seminary instead of Union College.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Khamenei was born in Mashhad, Iran's second-largest city located in the north-east of the country, and studied at seminaries in the city before moving to Qom, the centre of Iran's Shia clerical establishment.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 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

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

It also lowers enlistment quotas and facilitates exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men who study in religious seminaries known as yeshivas.

From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025

To instruct our youth in the arts of reading and writing, there are many seminaries established every-where throughout this realm; and, accordingly, all of a liberal education are well versed in them.

From A Discourse Being Introductory to his Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language (1759) by Thomas Sheridan


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