seminarian UK /ˌsɛm.ɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/US /sɛ.məˈnɛɹi.ən/ noun1 •Someone who studies at a seminary.I realized this all too well when as a seminarian I got stuck with the job of recruiting the washees for a Maundy Thursday service. It's much easier to be the one down on the floor with the basin[…] — 1995 formsseminarians