Definition of "seminary" [sem•i•na•ry]

• A school, especially a theological school for the training of priests, ministers, or rabbis. (noun)
• A school of higher education, especially a private school for girls. (noun)
• A place or environment in which something is developed or nurtured. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "And his teacher in seminary is a huge fan of the show."
• "Sometimes what we read and learn in seminary is something of a mystery to the outside world."
• "If the word seminary conjures up images of an austere, cloistered, and religious world, you are not far off at all."