seminarian

Thân thiện

A young seminarian studies theology in a quiet library.

Definition

Noun: 1. A student at a seminary, especially a Roman Catholic seminary: A person, typically a man, who is undergoing formal education and training for ordained ministry as a priest, deacon, or other religious leader within a Christian church, most commonly the Roman Catholic Church.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The young seminarian spent his mornings in prayer and his afternoons studying theology.
  • During his pastoral year, the seminarian worked at a local parish to gain practical experience.
  • She spoke with a seminarian who was preparing for ordination to the diaconate.

Advanced Usage

• The term is most strongly associated with the Roman Catholic tradition, but it can also be used for students in Protestant or Orthodox Christian seminaries, though "divinity student" or "theological student" may be more common in those contexts.
• Historically and in very formal contexts, the synonym "seminarist" is sometimes used interchangeably with .

Variants and Related Words

• Seminary (n): An institution for the training of candidates for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
  • He was accepted into a prestigious seminary after college.
• Seminarist (n): A less common synonym for .

Synonyms

• Theology student
• Divinity student
• Seminarist (formal/archaic)

Antonyms

• Layperson
• Secular student

Học thuật

Noun

1. a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• seminarist