From Latin 'seminarium' (seed bed/nursery), a metaphor for cultivating young clergy like seedlings in a garden.
A college that prepares students for the priesthood or ministry.
From Latin 'seminarium' (seed bed, nursery), from 'semen' (seed). A seminary is literally a 'seed-bed' where young priests are planted and grown. The same root gives us 'seminar,' 'seminal,' and 'disseminate.' Key