Seminary
noun, plural seminaries.
1.
a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
2.
a school, especially one of higher grade.
3.
a school of secondary or higher level for young women.
4.
seminar (def 1).
5.
a place of origin and propagation:
a seminary of discontent.
noun (pl) -naries
1.
an academy for the training of priests, rabbis, etc
2.
(US) another word for seminar (sense 1)
3.
a place where something is grown
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