seminarian
UK/ˌsɛm.ɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/US/sɛ.məˈnɛɹi.ən/
seminarian noun: someone who studies at a seminary.
Noun
seminarian (plural seminarians)
- Someone who studies at a seminary.
- I realized this all too well when as a seminarian I got stuck with the job of recruiting the washees for a Maundy Thursday service. It's much easier to be the one down on the floor with the basin[…]1995, Margaret Guenther, Toward Holy Ground, page 43
- Synonyms:
- seminarist
Synonyms of seminarian
Forms of seminarian
| plural | seminarians |
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Origin of seminarian
From seminary + -an.
Words formed from seminarian
Words that rhyme with seminarian
- Darien
- barbarian
- Aryan
- libertarian
- Arian
- documentarian
- humanitarian
- sabbatarian
- sectarian
- unitarian
- vegetarian
- -arian
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- agrarian
- Bulgarian
- caesarian
- catenarian
- librarian
- lunarian
- Marian
- planetarian
- Ripuarian
- Solarian
- trinitarian
- alphabetarian
- antiauthoritarian
- aquarian
- Bolivarian
- communitarian
- contrarian
- corpuscularian
- denarian
- flexitarian
- futilitarian
- infirmarian
- Kaffrarian
- necessitarian
- nonsectarian
- paraovarian
- parian
- pollotarian
- proprietarian
- quinarian
- sacramentarian
- sanitarian
- semivegetarian
- Tartarean
- Tartarian
- Tocharian
- tricenarian
- valetudinarian
- vestiarian
- acarian
- actiniarian
- actuarian
- aerarian
- alcyonarian
- altitudinarian
- antelapsarian
- antiacarian
- antiegalitarian
Questions about seminarian
- What does seminarian mean?
- Seminarian means someone who studies at a seminary.
- What part of speech is seminarian?
- Seminarian is a noun.
- How do you pronounce seminarian?
- Seminarian is pronounced /ˌsɛm.ɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of seminarian?
- The plural of seminarian is seminarians.
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