How do you use Seminarian in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like student or pupil, plus the exact meaning.
Seminarian meaning
Someone who studies at a seminary.
Using Seminarian
- The main meaning on this page is: Someone who studies at a seminary.
- Useful related words include: seminarist, student, pupil, educatee.
- In the example corpus, seminarian often appears in combinations such as: as seminarian, seminarian in, was seminarian.
Context around Seminarian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 4 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Seminarian
- In this selection, "seminarian" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 29.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, young, example, nigerian, evrard, menard and play stand out and add context to how "seminarian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a young seminarian in 1985 and as a seminarian and then. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "seminarian" sits close to words such as abdulrasheed, abhinav and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with seminarian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Gough is a seminarian studying for the priesthood for the Archdiocese. (11 words)
By Kenny Nauert I am asked all the time, “What is it like to be a seminarian? (17 words)
Some with the nomenclature of "deacon" are training for ordination, although the terms "seminarian" or "vicar" are preferred. (18 words)
I first met Gerald O’Collins in 1971 when I was a seminarian at Corpus Christi College Glen Waverley in what was then called first year Theology and he was a young and rather glamorous teacher of theology who seemed to know everything and everyone. (45 words)
After a night out at McFadden’s (which closed because a guy got stabbed) our little freshman selves had to get up Friday morning to see that random kid who started as a seminarian and then found love and exited the religious life. (43 words)
AS a young seminarian in 1985, our CRK teacher and Rector, Fr. Joseph Nwanna, challenged us to name the term used to refer to the three wise men with the offer of money for the person who would get it right. (41 words)
By Kenny Nauert I am asked all the time, “What is it like to be a seminarian? (17 words)
Tune in and find out how you can support vocations and watch your favorite priest or seminarian play basketball! (19 words)
Example sentences (18)
Even more so, as a seminarian in formation for the Priesthood, I see a great task ahead of me to preach Christ’s message of life to the world.
AS a young seminarian in 1985, our CRK teacher and Rector, Fr. Joseph Nwanna, challenged us to name the term used to refer to the three wise men with the offer of money for the person who would get it right.
Father Moses, a priest from the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston — who is known for his social media presence making lighthearted Instagram reels from a Catholic priest’s perspective — started the “Concert for Life” when he was still a seminarian.
For example, seminarian Evrard Muhoza — who studies at St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Ind. — serves on the seminary council and he’s a prefect, leading and mentoring other seminarians, Father Linebach said.
I first met Gerald O’Collins in 1971 when I was a seminarian at Corpus Christi College Glen Waverley in what was then called first year Theology and he was a young and rather glamorous teacher of theology who seemed to know everything and everyone.
Seminarian Menard Gaspi (back row second left) with international pilgrims at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima whilst on pilgrimage to the 2023 World Youth Day in Portugal.
Tune in and find out how you can support vocations and watch your favorite priest or seminarian play basketball!
Bishop Kukah was speaking, in Kaduna, at the funeral of 18-year-old Nigerian seminarian, Michael Nnadi who was kidnapped along with three other seminarians on the night of 8 January.
By Kenny Nauert I am asked all the time, “What is it like to be a seminarian?
Seminarian Joe McHenry helped direct cars one by one up to the priest and told Fr. Holmer when to blindfold himself when the penitent asked for an anonymous confession.
The program has more flexibility and less rigidity than in the past, with programs individualized to fit the particular seminarian, according to Bishop Senior.
First, investment performance was lower than expected during the 2018-2019 fiscal year; this resulted in lower earnings from funds designated for seminarian tuition and vocation office-related expenses.
Gough is a seminarian studying for the priesthood for the Archdiocese.
After a night out at McFadden’s (which closed because a guy got stabbed) our little freshman selves had to get up Friday morning to see that random kid who started as a seminarian and then found love and exited the religious life.
Holding the bishop’s book of prayers was seminarian Scott Foley, a classmate of Fr. Lamansky in Rome before taking a pastoral year in the diocese.
It was from Washington, D.C. Bishop-elect Betancourt, a vice rector of spiritual formation at the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity, took the call as the seminarian stepped out of the room.
Thomas is grateful for the wisdom, witness and brotherhood of an incredible community of Holy Cross men at the parish, namely Father Paul Ybarra and Father Pietrocarlo, as well as fellow seminarian Pablo Quan.
Some with the nomenclature of "deacon" are training for ordination, although the terms "seminarian" or "vicar" are preferred.
Common combinations with seminarian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- as seminarian 2×
- seminarian in 2×
- was seminarian 2×