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	A '''seminary''', '''school of theology''', '''theological college''', or '''divinity school''' is an [[educational institution]] for educating students (sometimes called '''seminarians''') in [[Sacred Scripture\|scripture]] and [[Christian theology\|theology]], generally to prepare them for [[ordination]] to serve as [[clergy]], in academics, or mostly in [[Christian ministry]].		A '''seminary''', '''school of theology''', '''theological college''', or '''divinity school''' is an [[wikipedia:educational institution\|educational institution]] for educating students (sometimes called '''seminarians''') in [[Sacred Scripture\|scripture]] and [[Christian theology\|theology]], generally to prepare them for [[ordination]] to serve as [[clergy]], in academics, or mostly in [[Christian ministry]].

	The English word is taken from ''seminarium'', translated as 'seed-bed', an image taken from the [[Council of Trent]] document ''Cum adolescentium aetas'', 'Since the age of adolescence' which called for the first modern seminaries.		The English word is taken from ''seminarium'', translated as 'seed-bed', an image taken from the [[Council of Trent]] document ''Cum adolescentium aetas'', 'Since the age of adolescence' which called for the first modern seminaries.