seminarian

noun
/ˌsɛm.ɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/UK/sɛ.məˈnɛɹi.ən/US

Etymology

From seminary + -an.

  1. inherited from semynair
  2. borrowed from sēminārium
  3. suffixed as seminarian — “seminary + an

Definitions

  1. 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[…]

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