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Synonyms for doctorate

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dok-ter-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɒk tər ɪt

Définition of doctorate

Origin :
  • "degree of a doctor," 1670s; see doctor (n.) + -ate (1).
  • As in postgraduate degree : noun degree after bachelor's
  • As in : noun academic degree of highest rank
Example sentences :
  • Indeed I shall seek a Doctorate in Theology, if the gods so will it.
  • Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga
  • Before he was twenty-one his learning had gained for him a doctorate in philosophy.
  • Extract from : « Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters » by H. Addington Bruce
  • The doctorate of music was first conferred at Oxford and Cambridge.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 » by Various
  • In 1818 he received the doctorate of theology and of canonical law.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 » by Various
  • He was, he explained, a student of philology preparing for his doctorate.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Britling Sees It Through » by H. G. Wells
  • A Doctorate in civil or canon law required eight more years.
  • Extract from : « Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. » by S. A. Reilly
  • Copernicus made his medical studies in Ferrara and Padua, and obtained his doctorate with honors from Ferrara.
  • Extract from : « Catholic Churchmen in Science » by James J. Walsh
  • After the death of Nicholas V he went to Paris, lectured there for a time and was crowned with the doctorate.
  • Extract from : « The Popes and Science » by James J. Walsh
  • The number of students enrolled, plotted against the number of doctorate degrees held by the faculty.
  • Extract from : « The Great Gray Plague » by Raymond F. Jones
  • For the doctorate in law, a thesis and two oral examinations are required.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 » by Various

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