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seminary

noun

ˈse-mə-ˌner-ē

Definition of seminary

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a place or establishment for teaching and learning a seminary exclusively for women

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a place or environment that favors the development of something some claimed that orphanages were seminaries of sin and petty crime, turning out juvenile delinquents by the score

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Recent Examples of seminary Eventually, Lamb attended seminary and became a Catholic priest in 1966. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The location pushed the seminary’s politics to the left, but poverty and activist flags are harder to find in Chelsea these days. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2026 He is also believed to have furthered his religious studies in seminaries around Quetta and Kuchlak in Balochistan. — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026 Dorsainvil, who attended seminary in Jamaica, said immigrant advocates are also affected by the end of the TPS humanitarian program. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for seminary

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The cosmonauts plonked down on November 19th, 1965 in the Midlands market town of Rugby, a cultural backwater best known for the sport, the school, and wartime poet Rupert Brooke, in that order.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
In Indiana, emergency-response professionals helped expand Stop the Bleed training in schools, and the state’s Secured School Safety Grant program now offers funding for school bleeding-control programs and kits.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

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Janabi said one of the biggest challenges has been persuading those who are infected to seek medical assistance, adding that some deaths occur in the community outside of health centers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Still, if the new CBS is managing to hold the center in Washington, there’s been a far more dramatic shift in coverage of Israel and Gaza.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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Other garden bits Fall plant sales abound Now is the perfect time to procure new plants, as gardens and nurseries across Southern California are hosting plant sales over the coming weeks.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
An inquiry found that the nursery had no fire alarm or sprinkler system and that the hospital lacked detailed procedures and training for responding to fires and other emergencies.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

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In 2027 the film festival also joins Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival in celebrating eight decades of creativity and bringing audiences together in the Scottish capital.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
As one of the principal gateways into the Saudi capital and a foundation stone of the entire Vision 2030 project, the Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s airport directly threaten the Kingdom’s strategy.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

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Food meccas include Pier 57 (hit Nom Wah for legendary dim sum, or LoLo’s on the Water for the fish fry) and, of course, Chelsea Market (try Miznon’s pita cheeseburger and roasted cauliflower, and Ayada’s mango sticky rice).

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Rubin’s face followed a skin-first technique beloved by the wider beauty mecca for the last few years.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

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