Definition
A school or college where students train to become priests, ministers, or other religious leaders.
Etymology
From Latin 'seminarium,' meaning 'seed plot' or 'nursery,' originally referring to a place where seeds grow. By the 1600s, it was used metaphorically for schools where minds were cultivated, especially religious ones.
Kelly Says
The word 'seminary' shares its root with 'semen' and 'seed'—both from Latin—because it's meant to be a place where ideas and faith are planted and grown, much like seeds in a garden.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ስምነራር
seh-mee-nahr
ARالعربية
الجامعة
al-jah-mee-ah
BNবাংলা
সেমিনারি
seh-mee-neh-ree
CACatalà
seminari
seh-mee-nah-ree
CSČeština
seminář
seh-mee-nahr
DADansk
seminarium
seh-mee-nah-ree-oom
DEDeutsch
Seminare
zeh-mee-nah-reh
ELΕλληνικά
ιερατική σχολή
ee-rah-tee-kee skoh-lee
ESEspañol
seminario
seh-mee-nah-ree-oh
FAفارسی
دانشگاه
dah-neh-shgah
FISuomi
seminaari
seh-mee-nah-ree
FRFrançais
séminaire
seh-mee-neh-reh
GUGU
સેમિનારી
seh-mee-neh-ree
HAHA
seminari
seh-mee-nah-ree
HEעברית
סמינר
seh-mee-nahr
HIहिन्दी
सेमिनरी
seh-mee-neh-ree
HUMagyar
szeminárium
seh-mee-nah-ree-oom
IDBahasa Indonesia
seminari
seh-mee-nah-ree
IGIG
seminari
seh-mee-nah-ree
ITItaliano
seminario
seh-mee-nah-ree-oh
KKKK
семинария
syeh-mee-nah-ree-yah
KMKM
វិទ្យាស្ថាន
vee-thyah sah-thahn
MRMR
सेमिनरी
seh-mee-neh-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
seminari
seh-mee-nah-ree
MYမြန်မာ
တက္ကသီလ်
teh-keh-thee-l
NLNederlands
seminarie
seh-mee-nah-ree
NONorsk
seminar
seh-mee-nahr
PAPA
ਸੈਮੀਨਰੀ
seh-mee-neh-ree
PLPolski
seminarium
seh-mee-nah-ree-oom
PTPortuguês
seminário
seh-mee-nah-ree-oh
RORomână
seminar
seh-mee-nahr
RUРусский
семинария
syeh-mee-nah-ree-yah
SVSvenska
seminarium
seh-mee-nah-ree-oom
TAதமிழ்
கல்வி நிலையம்
kal-vee nih-lai-yahm
TEతెలుగు
సెమినరీ
seh-mee-neh-ree
THไทย
วิทยาลัย
wit-thah-yah-lai
TLTL
seminaryo
seh-mee-nah-ree-oh
TRTürkçe
ilahiyat
ee-lah-hee-yah-t
UKУкраїнська
семінарія
syeh-mee-nah-ree-yah
URاردو
سیمینری
seh-mee-neh-ree
VITiếng Việt
học viện
hohk vee-en
YOYO
seminari
seh-mee-nah-ree
ZUZU
isemine
ee-seh-mee-neh