Meanings
plural seminarians
- Someone who studies at a seminary.
I realized this all too well when as a seminarian I got stuck with the job of recruiting the washees for a Maundy Thursday service. It's much easier to be the one down on the floor with the basin[…]
1995, Margaret Guenther, Toward Holy Ground, page 43Synonyms: seminarist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who studies at a seminary.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary)
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seminarian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seminarian
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