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seminary

sem·i·nar·y [ sémmə nèrree ] (plural sem·i·nar·ies)


noun 
Definition:
 
school for clergy: a school for the training of priests, ministers, or rabbis

[15th century. < Latin seminarium "seed plot, breeding ground" < semin- (see seminal)]

sem·i·nar·i·an [ sèmmə nérree ən ] noun
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