Seminarian

//ˌsɛm.ɪˈtɛəɹi.ən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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[…]"

  2. 2
    a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary) wordnet

Synonyms

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seminaristseminarist

Example

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"My colleague Paul, who had been a seminarian, spoke fluent Latin and Greek."

Etymology

From seminary + -an.

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