noun
Meaning 1
Someone who studies at a seminary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seminarist
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
seminarian
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsɛm.ɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
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General-American: /sɛ.məˈnɛɹi.ən/
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rhymes with -ɛəɹiən
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CMU ARPABET: S EH2 M AH0 N EH1 R IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seminarist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: student, pupil, educatee
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English seminary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English seminarian From seminary + -an.