seminary
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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
He enrolled in seminary and began preaching within China’s official church system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 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
When Maggie was ready, she’d enter a formal ladies’ seminary to receive a proper nineteenth-century education in languages, music, and manners.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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A senior cleric from Najaf's Shia seminaries then led the funeral prayers.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
He studied at religious seminaries in Mashhad before continuing his education in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf and the religious centre of Qom.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 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
It is truly a marvel not only that Baghdad, Edessa, and Nisibis possessed Nestorian schools of divinity and philosophy, but that Christian colleges, seminaries, and theological schools flourished in Samarcand, Bokhara, and Khiva!
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
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