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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTheological Seminary
/ˌθiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl ˈsɛmɪnəri/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An educational institution dedicated to preparing students for the priesthood, ministry, or diaconate through rigorous theological and pastoral training.
"He enrolled in a theological seminary to complete his master of divinity degree before being ordained." - 2
A graduate school focused on theology, religious education, and ministerial practice.
"The theological seminary hosted an international conference on comparative religion and ethics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'theological' from the Greek 'theologia' (the study of God, from theos 'god' + logia 'utterance, study') and 'seminary' from the Latin 'seminarium' (plant nursery, seed-plot, from semen 'seed'). Historically developed in post-Reformation Europe and widely adopted in North America as an educational institution dedicated to training individuals for the clergy or ministry.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Theological Seminary" is said worldwide
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séminaire théologique
Transliteration: seminɛʁ teɔlɔʒik
"Il étudie au séminaire théologique pour devenir pasteur."
theologisches Seminar
Transliteration: teoloːɡɪʃəs zemiˈnaːɐ̯
"Sie studiert an einem theologischen Seminar in Tübingen."
seminario teologico
Transliteration: seminario teolɔːdʒiko
"Entrò nel seminario teologico per prepararsi al sacerdozio."
seminario teológico
Transliteration: seminaɾjo teoloɣiko
"El seminario teológico ofrece cursos avanzados en sagradas escrituras."
seminário teológico
Transliteration: seminɐɾiu teoloʒiku
"Ele concluiu seus estudos no seminário teológico."
धर्मशास्त्रीय सेमिनार
Transliteration: dharmashastriya seminar
"वह पादरी बनने के लिए धर्मशास्त्रीय सेमिनार में अध्ययन कर रहा है।"
神学院
Transliteration: shén xué yuàn
"他在这所著名的神学院获得了神学硕士学位。"
신학교
Transliteration: sinhaggyo
"그는 목사가 되기 위해 신학교에 입학했습니다."
神学校
Transliteration: shingakkō
"彼は牧師になるために神学校で学んでいます。"
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