Definition of Doctor of Humane Letters

1. Noun. An honorary degree in letters.

Generic synonyms: Honorary Degree, Honoris Causa

Lexicographical Neighbors of Doctor Of Humane Letters

Dobra
Dobrich
Dobro
Dobson
Dobsonian
Dobsonian telescope
Docetism
Dock
Doctor
Doctor of Arts
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Education
Doctor of Fine Arts
Doctor of Humane Letters (current term)
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
Doctor of the Church
Doctorow
Doctors of Arts

Literary usage of Doctor of Humane Letters

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

1. The Association Review by American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf (1907)
"The following degrees were conferred on hearing graduates of other colleges: Doctor of Humane Letters 9; Doctor of Philosophy 6; Doctor of Science 2; ..."

2. A History of Long Island: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time by Peter Ross (1903)
"In 1898 he received from Union University the degree of Doctor of Literature (DCL), and from St. Lawrence University the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters ..."

3. A First Book in Writing English by Edwin Herbert Lewis (1905)
"Doctor of Humane Letters. LL. D., Legum Doctor. Doctor of Laws. M., Meridies. Mid-day. MA Master of Arts. MD, Medicince Doctor. Doctor of Medicine. MESSRS. ..."

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