honorary degree

Noun

Meaning

a degree conferred to honor the recipient

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

honoris causa

Hypernyms

degree academic degree

Hyponyms

DS Doctor of Science ScD Doctor of Humane Letters Doctor of Arts LLD

Examples

Sophie Germain proved to the world that even a woman can accomplish something in the most rigorous and abstract of sciences and for that reason would well have deserved an honorary degree. Carl Friedrich Gauss

I just got an honorary degree from Glasgow University, and I had to wear around very painful shoes so that I didn't laugh all the way through the ceremony because I felt like an outlaw. Denise Mina

Close letter words and terms

honorary compilation honorary consul honorary consulate honorary degrees honorary doctorate honorary doctorate degrees