| 单词 | seminary |
| 释义 | seminary (once / 907 pages) n What do ministers, priests, rabbis, and children have in common? They all might attend a school that has the word seminary in its name. A seminary is a school, especially one where people train to be religious leaders. Seminary comes from the Latin word seminarium, meaning "plant nursery," which can be interpreted as, "breeding ground." Like a greenhouse that provides ideal conditions for seeds to grow into hearty plants, a seminary was first a place for young men to become priests. Seminary typically describes religious institutions but it can apply to nonreligious schools as well. WORD FAMILYseminary: seminarian, seminaries, seminarist+/seminarian: seminarians/seminarist: seminarists USAGE EXAMPLESThe seminary building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Seattle Times(Dec 26, 2016) Harold:I told her I was born and raised in New Orleans and spent four years in a Catholic seminary. Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) Moll spent his teenage years in Philadelphia, where his father entered the Lutheran seminary, and in Yonkers, N.Y., where his father preached. Washington Post(Dec 01, 2016) 1n a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis Hyper religious school a school run by a religious body 2n a private place of education for the young Hyper private school a school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition |
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