Definition of Doctor of Divinity

1. Noun. A doctor's degree in religion.

Exact synonyms: Dd
Generic synonyms: Doctor's Degree, Doctorate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Doctor Of Divinity

Dobing
Dobinson
Dobkin
Dobra
Dobrich
Dobro
Dobson
Dobsonian
Dobsonian telescope
Docetism
Dock
Doctor
Doctor of Arts
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Doctor of Divinity (current term)
Doctor of Education
Doctor of Fine Arts
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humanities
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Music
Doctor of Musical Arts
Doctor of Optometry
Doctor of Osteopathy
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Public Health
Doctor of Science
Doctor of Theology

Literary usage of Doctor of Divinity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"... who died Aug., 1634: That the writer was a Cambridge man is shown by the following passage :— “At last in comes a Doctor of Divinity, ..."

2. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1894)
"The degree of Doctor of Divinity was given him in 1822 by the College of New Jersey, and in 1840 by Harvard College. Dr. Codman published " Sermons ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Doctor of Divinity in recognition of his services. He retired shortly before he died to Salter's Hall, Newport, Shropshire. (5) JOSEPH J. Fox, fifth bishop, ..."

4. The Church History of Britain: From the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, John Sherren Brewer (1845)
"... both in writing and preaching, y commonly called the Sabbath,) occasioned by a book this year set forth by one Nicholas Bound, doctor of divinity, ..."

5. History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century by Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné (1857)
"CHAPTER VIL Luther Returns to Wittemberg—Made Doctor of Divinity—Carlstadt— Luther's Oath—Principle of the Reformation—Luther's Courage- Early Views of ..."

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