DictionaryRoot: semen
Latin

semen

seed

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A Christian seminary classroom: a priest instructor demonstrates handling a chalice while trainee clergy watch from school desks, connecting religious leadership with formal instruction.
noun

seminary

SEM-ih-nair-ee/ˈsemɪneri/

A school that trains people to become religious leaders.

Etymology

A seminary was originally a seed plot or plant nursery. That image of nurturing early growth became a name for an educational institution, especially one preparing future priests.

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