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seminarist

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A student training to be a priest at a Roman Catholic seminary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: seminarian

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of a seminar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: seminarian

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: student, pupil, educatee

History

Etymology

From seminary + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: սեմինարիստ (seminarist) — student at a seminary
  • Basque: apaizgai — student at a seminary
  • Basque: abadegai — student at a seminary
  • French: séminariste — student at a seminary
  • German: Seminarist — student at a seminary
  • Indonesian: seminaris — student at a seminary
  • Irish: coláisteánach — student at a seminary
  • Italian: seminarista — student at a seminary
  • Macedonian: бого́словец (bogóslovec) — student at a seminary
  • Macedonian: бо́гослов (bógoslov) — student at a seminary
  • Manx: saggyrt ynseydagh — student at a seminary
  • Manx: saggyrt ynsee — student at a seminary
  • Polish: seminarzysta — student at a seminary
  • Polish: seminarzystka — student at a seminary
  • Polish: alumn — student at a seminary
  • Polish: kleryk — student at a seminary
  • Portuguese: seminarista — student at a seminary
  • Russian: семинарист (seminarist) — student at a seminary
  • Spanish: seminarista — student at a seminary
  • Swahili: mseminari — student at a seminary
  • Ukrainian: семінарист (seminaryst) — student at a seminary
  • Vietnamese: chủng sinh — student at a seminary