Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "seminarian" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF SEMINARIAN

seminarian  [ˌsɛmɪˈnɛərɪən] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEMINARIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Seminarian is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEMINARIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Seminary

A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry. The English word is taken from the Latin seminarium, translated as seed-bed, an image taken from the Council of Trent document Cum adolescentium aetas which called for the first modern seminaries. In the West the term now refers to Roman Catholic educational institutes and has widened to include other Christian denominations and American Jewish institutions.

Definition of seminarian in the English dictionary

The definition of seminarian in the dictionary is a student at a seminary.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEMINARIAN


alcyonarian
ˌælsɪəˈnɛərɪən
attitudinarian
ˌætɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən
Catilinarian
ˌkætɪlɪˈnɛərɪən
centenarian
ˌsɛntɪˈnɛərɪən
disciplinarian
ˌdɪsɪplɪˈnɛərɪən
latitudinarian
ˌlætɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən
lunarian
luːˈnɛərɪən
millenarian
ˌmɪlɪˈnɛərɪən
nonagenarian
ˌnəʊnədʒɪˈnɛərɪən
octogenarian
ˌɒktəʊdʒɪˈnɛərɪən
planarian
pləˈnɛərɪən
postmillenarian
ˌpəʊstˌmɪləˈnɛərɪən
predestinarian
ˌpriːdɛstɪˈnɛərɪən
premillenarian
ˌpriːmɪlɪˈnɛərɪən
quadragenarian
ˌkwɒdrədʒɪˈnɛərɪən
quinquagenarian
ˌkwɪŋkwədʒɪˈnɛərɪən
septuagenarian
ˌsɛptjʊədʒɪˈnɛərɪən
sexagenarian
ˌsɛksədʒɪˈnɛərɪən
valetudinarian
ˌvælɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən
veterinarian
ˌvɛtərɪˈnɛərɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEMINARIAN

semimystical
seminal
seminality
seminally
seminar
seminarial
seminaries
seminarist
seminary
seminate
semination
seminatural
seminiferous
Seminole
seminoma
seminomad
seminomadic
seminomata
seminude
seminudity

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEMINARIAN

agrarian
antiquarian
assistant librarian
authoritarian
barbarian
Bavarian
Brian
Bulgarian
contrarian
humanitarian
Hungarian
libertarian
librarian
Marian
ovarian
riparian
sectarian
totalitarian
unitarian
utilitarian
vegetarian

Synonyms and antonyms of seminarian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «seminarian» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF SEMINARIAN

Find out the translation of seminarian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of seminarian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «seminarian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

神学院
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

seminarista
570 millions of speakers

English

seminarian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

seminarian
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإكليريكي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

семинарист
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

seminarista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

seminarian
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

séminariste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seminarian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Seminarist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

セミナー研究生
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신학생
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Seminarian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chủng sinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சமய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Seminarian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

seminarian
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

seminarista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kleryk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

семінарист
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

seminarist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

seminarian
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tokkelok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

seminarist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

seminarist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of seminarian

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMINARIAN»

The term «seminarian» is regularly used and occupies the 70.355 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
67
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «seminarian» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of seminarian
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «seminarian».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMINARIAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «seminarian» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «seminarian» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about seminarian

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEMINARIAN»

Discover the use of seminarian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to seminarian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Contemplative Thoughts of an Asian Seminarian (Paperback)
This humble book is Fr. Seamus' learning journey as a seminarian when he received God's call to serve, where he related his humble views on denominations, contemplation, early Christian thought, systematic theology, charismas, sacraments, ...
Seamus Phan, 2008
2
Dear Seminarian
"Catherine Doherty's primary message to seminarians is the need for holiness, which will light fires in people.
Doherty, Catherine de Hueck, 2003
3
Identity's Architect: A Biography of Erik H. Erikson
cal endeavor. He had begun work with the seminarian with some trepidation because of his limited experience with psychotic or even borderline patients, because of his failure with Jean, and because of his doubt about what course to follow if ...
Lawrence Jacob Friedman, 2000
4
The Seminarian, His Character and Work...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Albert Rung, 2012
5
Depth Psychology and Vocation: A Psycho-Social Perspective
The author used 50 items Q-sort to obtain description of the self, the ideal seminarian and the average seminarian from I20 seminary students at the beginning of high school, together with faculty and peer ratings of realism of the vocational ...
Luigi M. Rulla, 2003
6
The Seminarian: The Road Back to God
The Seminarian is the story of a young man who survives child abuse; and his fight to regain self-worth.
Anthony L. Korey, 2013
7
The Last Seminarian
Don't Catch the Bug in Space!
Rm Damato, 2013
8
Making a Priest in The 澹ifties: Memoir of a Nervous Seminarian
The book has no axes to grind, but doesn't avoid issues both then and now, including some speculation about sex and celibacy, about hierarchy, about clerical ambition (his own!) which should make the memoir relevant to contemporary readers ...
James O'Brien, 2006
9
Examination of the Philadelphia Archdiocese’s Response to ...
Archdiocese claim: “The report falsely claims that Archdiocesan leaders initiated an investigation into a seminarian, branded him a homosexual, and expelled him from the seminary after he came forward with allegations of abuse against a ...
Lynne Abraham (ed)
10
Against Us, But for Us: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the State
As a seminarian, King expressed the dialectical attitude towards the state that he had first embraced in the high school speech. But the writings of the seminarian also show a marked evolution, especially in their theological depth. As a budding  ...
Michael G. Long, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEMINARIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term seminarian is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Former seminarian accuses Nienstedt of retaliation over rejected …
Heathcott was one of several former priests and seminarians who gave sworn affidavits to Greene Espel in the course of their investigation early last year. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jun 15»
2
I fell in love with a seminarian
He was a seminarian taking up AB Philosophy and I was the sassy lass from AB Mass Communication. For some unknown reason, seminarians and masscom ... «Rappler, Jun 15»
3
Bowling for Seminarians will help fund a seminarian's college
The El Paso Catholic Diocese has 16 seminarians with one close to being ordained a transitional deacon in June. Five new ones, from Mexico, Africa and ... «El Paso Times, Jun 15»
4
Meet the gay Republican former seminarian running for mayor
In the early weeks of his candidacy against three-term incumbent Mayor Domenic Sarno, Circosta, 29 – a former seminarian, military chaplain and business ... «Patheos, May 15»
5
That Loving Gaze: How a Wedding Inspired a Future Seminarian
In March, you could already find me joking about how the two (young, joyful, Steubenville-birthed) weddings I was attending this summer were my “final test” ... «Patheos, Apr 15»
6
Bomb attack, ISIS invasion can't dampen faith of Iraqi seminarian
Seminarian Remi Marzina Momica with a group of children outside an Aid to the Church in Need office. Photo Courtesy of Remi Marzina Momica. «Catholic News Agency, Apr 15»
7
Cath. seminarian with cancer opposes Conn. assisted suicide bill …
I suffer, but this suffering has unleashed love into my life in ways that I could have never imagined. -- Seminarian Philip Johnson, in testimony before Connecticut ... «National Catholic Register, Mar 15»
8
UPDATE: Seminarian to be ordained as deacon Saturday
Seminarian Pedro Luis Durango Agudelo will be ordained as a transitional deacon Saturday, according to the Archdiocese of Agana. Read the full press release ... «Pacific Daily News, Feb 15»
9
Middle-aged Seminarian Blues: Second-career Clergy Face Rising …
The substantial increase in middle-aged Americans seeking second careers in the pulpit has been a godsend for seminaries faced with overall declines in ... «Huffington Post, Jan 15»
10
Beatification cause opened for Brazil's 'Surfer Angel'
Guido Schaffer, a Brazilian seminarian who drowned while surfing in 2009 and whose cause for beatification has been opened. Photo courtesty of ... «Catholic News Agency, Nov 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Seminarian [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/seminarian>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z