Doctor of Philosophy

noun

A terminal research degree and one of the highest doctorates awarded by a university.

OriginLatin philosophiae →
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Meanings

nounDoctor of Philosophy (plural Doctors of Philosophy)

plural Doctors of Philosophy · alternative Ph.D. · alternative DPhil

  1. A terminal research degree and one of the highest doctorates awarded by a university.

Origin

  1. Latinphilosophiae
  2. EnglishDoctor of Philosophy

From Latin philosophiae + doctor.

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Translations

Arabic دُكْتُور فِي الْفَلْسَفَة, دُكْتُورَة فِي الْفَلْسَفَة
  • دُكْتُور فِي الْفَلْسَفَة (duktūr fī l-falsafa)one of the highest doctorates
  • دُكْتُورَة فِي الْفَلْسَفَةone of the highest doctorates
Chinese Mandarin 哲學博士 /哲学博士
  • 哲學博士 /哲学博士 (zhéxué bóshì)one of the highest doctorates
Finnish filosofian tohtori
  • filosofian tohtorione of the highest doctorates
French docteur en philosophie
  • docteur en philosophieone of the highest doctorates
Greek διδάκτωρ φιλοσοφίας
  • διδάκτωρ φιλοσοφίας (didáktor filosofías)one of the highest doctorates
Italian dottore di ricerca
  • dottore di ricercaone of the highest doctorates
Malay Doktor Falsafah
  • Doktor Falsafahone of the highest doctorates
Polish doktorat
  • doktoratone of the highest doctorates
Romanian doctor în filozofie
  • doctor în filozofieone of the highest doctorates
Russian до́ктор филосо́фских нау́к, кандида́т наук
  • до́ктор филосо́фских нау́к (dóktor filosófskix naúk)one of the highest doctorates
  • кандида́т наук (kandidát nauk)one of the highest doctorates
Spanish doctor en filosofía
  • doctor en filosofíaone of the highest doctorates
Swahili shahada ya uzamifu
  • shahada ya uzamifuone of the highest doctorates
Tagalog paham ng batnayan
  • paham ng batnayanone of the highest doctorates
Tamil முனைவர், கலாநிதி
  • முனைவர் (muṉaivar)one of the highest doctorates
  • கலாநிதி (kalāniti)one of the highest doctorates
Thai ปริญญาเอก
  • ปริญญาเอก (bprin-yaa-èek)one of the highest doctorates
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APA

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“Doctor of Philosophy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doctor%20of%20Philosophy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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