The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Seminary Co-op — Seminary Cooperative Bookstores, Inc. is a cooperative bookstore with three branches in the Chicago area. Its flagship, known colloquially as the Seminary Co op or simply the Sem Co op, is located in the basement of the Chicago Theological… … Wikipedia
Seminary — Sem i*na*ry, n.; pl. {Seminaries}. [L. seminarium, fr. seminarius belonging to seed, fr. semon, seminis, seed. See {Seminal}.] 1. A piece of ground where seed is sown for producing plants for transplantation; a nursery; a seed plat. [Obs.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seminary — Seminary, MS U.S. town in Mississippi Population (2000): 335 Housing Units (2000): 150 Land area (2000): 0.949315 sq. miles (2.458715 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.006709 sq. miles (0.017375 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.956024 sq. miles (2.476090… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Seminary, MS — U.S. town in Mississippi Population (2000): 335 Housing Units (2000): 150 Land area (2000): 0.949315 sq. miles (2.458715 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.006709 sq. miles (0.017375 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.956024 sq. miles (2.476090 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
seminary — mid 15c., plot where plants are raised from seeds, from L. seminarium plant nursery, figuratively, breeding ground, from seminarius of seed, from semen (gen. seminis) seed (see SEMEN (Cf. semen)). Meaning school for training priests first… … Etymology dictionary
seminary — ► NOUN (pl. seminaries) ▪ a training college for priests or rabbis. DERIVATIVES seminarian noun seminarist noun. ORIGIN Latin seminarium seed plot, seminary , from semen seed … English terms dictionary
Seminary — Sem i*na*ry, a. [L. seminarius.] Belonging to seed; seminal. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seminary — [sem′ə ner΄ē] n. pl. seminaries [ME, seed plot < L seminarium, seed plot, nursery, neut. of seminarius, of seed < semen, a SEED] 1. Now Rare a place where something develops, grows, or is bred 2. Old fashioned a school, esp. a private… … English World dictionary
Seminary — A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of higher education for educating students (sometimes called seminarians) in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry. The English… … Wikipedia
Seminary — No debe confundirse con Seminario. Seminary, Misisipi Pueblo de los Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
