Seminaring

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Engaging in or conducting a seminar, which is a meeting for discussion or training
2. Participating in a structured educational session to share knowledge on a particular topic or subject
3. Leading a group session dedicated to interactive learning through presentations and discussions

Etymology: The Latin "seminarium" meant a seedbed or plant nursery, from "semen," seed. Its figurative sense was a place where young people were raised and trained, which is why "seminary" came to mean a school for priests. The same Latin root sits behind "seminal," describing something that gives rise to later developments. "Seminar" is a separate borrowing, taken into English from German, where "Seminar" named a university institute for training students, especially future teachers. English speakers adopted the word for a small class in which students and a leader discuss a topic, a sense that kept the idea of cultivating minds. The verb "to seminar," meaning to lead such discussions, is a later extension of the noun, and "seminaring" is its present participle.

Synonyms: holding a seminar, conducting a workshop, teaching a seminar