Synonyms for seminary
- noun
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Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
A theological school for the training of rabbis, priests, or ministers.
Related words
- Word family
- seminarian seminarist seminar
Forms
- Plural
- seminaries → colleges, universities, schools, academies…
Example sentences
- institute The education in that institute is simply pathetic.
- academy The Berber language has an academy in Algeria now.
- institution The institution was established in the late 1960s.
- gymnasium The money was appropriated for building the gymnasium.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| seminary | steady | |
| institute | falling | |
| academy | rising | |
| institution | steady | |
| gymnasium | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- school1
- 7 letters
- college2, academy4
- 9 letters
- institute3, gymnasium4
- 10 letters
- university5
- 11 letters
- institution4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (college2 = 2 syllables).