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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]]. | |||
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. | |||
In the [[wikipedia:United States|United States]], the term is currently used for [[wikipedia:graduate-level|graduate-level]] theological institutions, but historically it was used for [[wikipedia:high schools|high schools]]. | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Bible college]] | |||
==References== | |||
[[Category:Seminaries and theological colleges| ]] | |||
[[Category:Christian universities and colleges]] | |||
[[Category:School types]] | |||
[[Category:Types of university or college]] | |||
[[Category:Catholic education]] | |||