seminarist

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noun

A student training to be a priest at a Roman Catholic seminary.

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Meanings

nounseminarist (plural seminarists)

plural seminarists

  1. CatholicismA student training to be a priest at a Roman Catholic seminary.

    Synonyms: seminarian

  2. archaicA member of a seminar.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA student training to be a priest at a Roman Catholic seminary.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary)

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Origin

Translations

Basque apaizgai, abadegai
  • apaizgaistudent at a seminary
  • abadegaistudent at a seminary
French séminariste
  • séminaristestudent at a seminary
German Seminarist
  • Seminariststudent at a seminary
Indonesian seminaris
  • seminarisstudent at a seminary
Irish coláisteánach
  • coláisteánachstudent at a seminary
Italian seminarista
  • seminaristastudent at a seminary
Polish seminarzysta, seminarzystka
  • seminarzystastudent at a seminary
  • seminarzystkastudent at a seminary
  • alumnstudent at a seminary
  • klerykstudent at a seminary
Portuguese seminarista
  • seminaristastudent at a seminary
Russian семинарист
  • семинарист (seminarist)student at a seminary
Spanish seminarista
  • seminaristastudent at a seminary
Swahili mseminari
  • mseminaristudent at a seminary
Ukrainian семінарист
  • семінарист (seminaryst)student at a seminary
Vietnamese chủng sinh
  • chủng sinhstudent at a seminary
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seminarist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seminarist

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“seminarist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seminarist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seminarist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seminarist.

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