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seminary

[sem-uh-ner-ee] / ˈsɛm əˌnɛr i /
NOUN
academy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boarding school institute prep school secondary school
WEAK
brainery finishing school halls of ivy military school preparatory school
NOUN
class
Synonyms
STRONGEST
course division grade room seminar session study subject
STRONG
academy colloquium form homeroom line recitation section subdivision
WEAK
course of study lecture group quiz group round table study group
Antonyms
STRONG
whole
NOUN
college
Synonyms
STRONG
association institute lyceum organization university
WEAK
alma mater brainery halls of ivy halls of knowledge
NOUN
institute/institution
Synonyms
WEAK
academy association asylum business clinic college company conservatory establishment fixture foundation guild hospital orphanage school seminar society system think tank university
NOUN
institution
Synonyms
STRONGEST
academy association business clinic company establishment foundation hospital institute school society system university
STRONG
asylum college conservatory fixture guild orphanage seminar
NOUN
school
Synonyms
STRONGEST
academy department faculty hall institute institution university
STRONG
college discipline establishment schoolhouse
WEAK
alma mater blackboard jungle halls of ivy

Example Sentences

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The winner Talarico, who has a Master of Divinity degree from a Christian seminary, offered a more genteel approach.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

“I am looking forward to the silence finally stopping, because 54 years of silence is a long time,” said Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, the abbot of the seminary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Because he went to the seminary, then he went to Merrimack College, he was a teacher — he bounced around.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2025

I had just started my MFA program and moved into a former seminary that had been converted into student housing.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2025

His passion and commitment frustrated others at the seminary, and the trustees at the school told him he had to stop talking about the slavery issue.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.