seminarian

[ sem-uh-nair-ee-uh n ]

/ ˌsɛm əˈnɛər i ən /

a student in a theological seminary.

Also sem·i·na·rist

[sem-uh-ner-ist] /ˈsɛm ə nər ɪst/.

Origin of seminarian

First recorded in 1575–85; seminary + -an

As a onetime banker and former Jesuit seminarian, I can help!

How Pope Francis’s Management Strategies Could Fix Wall Street |Chris Lowney |January 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Indeed, Brown might mention that he had been a seminarian—and nearly became a priest.

Jerry Brown's Castro Trouble |A. L. Bardach |October 5, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Even to the seminarian in Plautus little satisfaction has been vouchsafed.

The Dramatic Values in Plautus |Wilton Wallace Blancke
I am not a seminarian whom you are preparing to take the bands.

Luxury-Gluttony: |Eugne Sue

Systematic Theology has its difficulties to the seminarian, but more for him who attempts to master it alone.

The Lumberjack Sky Pilot |Thomas D. Whittles
The coachman, with the whip around his neck, and a young man who looked a bit like a seminarian, began to chat and smoke.

Csar or Nothing |Po Baroja Baroja
So they have, and a large number of them, too,--one to each room--the Seminarian himself.

The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. |E. Rameur

seminarian

/ (ˌsɛmɪˈnɛərɪən) /

a student at a seminary