seminarian
noun
sem·i·nar·i·an
ˌse-mə-ˈner-ē-ən 
: a student in a seminary especially of the Roman Catholic Church
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Other press materials from the archdiocese note that the exhibit is also a celebration of the recent election of the first-ever pope from North America, Pope Leo XIV, who studied as a seminarian in the Twin Cities in 1980 as Bob Prevost of Chicago.
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Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2025
Set in a sweltering New York summer charged with tension and desire, the story begins when Wyeth meets Keating, a former seminarian whose intellect and intensity ignite a complicated friendship.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
In the interstices of all that, at a bar one sweaty night, Wyeth meets Keating, a seminarian on a hiatus of sorts whose spiritual dilemma becomes imbricated in his own.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian, has made a name for himself for his viral TikToks and for his support from podcaster Joe Rogan.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
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Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 14 Oct. 2025
Set in a sweltering New York summer charged with tension and desire, the story begins when Wyeth meets Keating, a former seminarian whose intellect and intensity ignite a complicated friendship.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
In the interstices of all that, at a bar one sweaty night, Wyeth meets Keating, a seminarian on a hiatus of sorts whose spiritual dilemma becomes imbricated in his own.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian, has made a name for himself for his viral TikToks and for his support from podcaster Joe Rogan.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Seminarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seminarian. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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seminarian
noun
sem·i·nar·i·an
ˌsem-ə-ˈner-ē-ən
: a student in a seminary
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