Doctor of Divinity

noun

An advanced academic degree in theology or religious studies, sometimes awarded as an honorary degree.

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Meanings

nounDoctor of Divinity (plural Doctors of Divinity, abbreviation DD or DDiv)

plural Doctors of Divinity · abbreviation DD · abbreviation DDiv

  1. An advanced academic degree in theology or religious studies, sometimes awarded as an honorary degree.

    My name is Carmichael. Doctor of Divinity in the service of mankind.

    1932, Jules Furthman, Shanghai Express, spoken by Reverend Carmichael (Lawrence Grant)

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna doctor's degree in religion

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DD
Broader
doctor's degreedoctorate
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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