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seminary

[sem-uh-ner-ee] / ˈsɛm əˌnɛr i /








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The new consecrations are set to take place near the society's seminary in Econe, a village in the Rhone valley in Alpine southwest Switzerland, at the foot of the mountains.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Jaber Rajabi, who served in the Revolutionary Guard and studied with Khamenei in a religious seminary in Qom before defecting in 2016, warned Iran’s Arab neighbors about him before his elevation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

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

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

He left before completing seminary, joining the civil rights movement full time.

From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2026

That he had attended a seminary until he was sixteen.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

A senior cleric from Najaf's Shia seminaries then led the funeral prayers.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

“The church is thriving in many parts of Africa, and seminaries there are full in a way they are not in the U.S. or Europe,” said Kevin Hughes, a professor of theology at Villanova University.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

Most of them reside and run seminaries in the holy cities of Qom in Iran and Najaf in Iraq.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

He began his religious instruction at 4 and continued his studies at the revered hawza, a network of illustrious seminaries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026

To the translation of such a scholar, made also at a time when the language was regularly studied in the seminaries of Ireland, great deference must be paid.

From A Hymn on the Life, Virtues and Miracles of St. Patrick Composed by his Disciple, Saint Fiech, Bishop of Sletty by Saint Fiech




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