religious school

Other forms: religious schools

Definitions of religious school
  1. noun
    a school run by a religious body
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    madrasa, madrasah
    a Muslim college, university, or school
    pesantran, pesantren
    a Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders; produces young militants skilled in jihad
    church school, parochial school
    a private religious school run by a church or parish
    seminary
    a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis
    Catholic school
    a parochial school maintained by the Catholic Church
    type of:
    school
    an educational institution
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