[sem-uh-ner-ee] 
| 1. | a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate. |
| 2. | a school, esp. one of higher grade. |
| 3. | a school of secondary or higher level for young women. |
| 4. | seminar (def. 1). |
| 5. | a place of origin and propagation: a seminary of discontent. |
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