seminarian
noun
sem·i·nar·i·an
ˌse-mə-ˈner-ē-ən 
: a student in a seminary especially of the Roman Catholic Church
Examples of seminarian in a Sentence
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The leader of the legislative opposition was state Rep. James Talarico (D), a Presbyterian seminarian.
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Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
And fellow seminarians with the same blood type came every day to give blood.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
The archdiocese also has changed policies related to hiring staff and screening seminarians interested in becoming priests.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2024
Ireland has a mere 20 seminarians total, and much of Europe is seeing precipitous declines in priestly vocations as well as parish attendance.
—Tim Busch, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
Broderick Witt was a seminarian at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary & School of Theology, according to a news release.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
The house, named after St. John Berchmans, a Jesuit seminarian who died in 1621, served as a dormitory building back when Bellarmine was a boarding school and also as an infirmary.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024
The group also includes Bishop Isidoro Mora, 15 priests and two seminarians.
—José De Córdoba, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2024
Two seminarians who had been jailed were also included in the prisoner release.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
And fellow seminarians with the same blood type came every day to give blood.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
The archdiocese also has changed policies related to hiring staff and screening seminarians interested in becoming priests.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2024
Ireland has a mere 20 seminarians total, and much of Europe is seeing precipitous declines in priestly vocations as well as parish attendance.
—Tim Busch, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
Broderick Witt was a seminarian at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary & School of Theology, according to a news release.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
The house, named after St. John Berchmans, a Jesuit seminarian who died in 1621, served as a dormitory building back when Bellarmine was a boarding school and also as an infirmary.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024
The group also includes Bishop Isidoro Mora, 15 priests and two seminarians.
—José De Córdoba, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2024
Two seminarians who had been jailed were also included in the prisoner release.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
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First Known Use
1794, in the meaning defined above
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seminarian
noun
sem·i·nar·i·an
ˌsem-ə-ˈner-ē-ən
: a student in a seminary
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