doctorate

[dok-ter-it]

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noun

Doctor of Philosophy(def 1).

doctor's degree(defs 1, 2).

Origin of doctorate

First recorded in 1670–80, doctorate is from the Medieval Latin word doctorātus degree of doctor. See doctor, -ate³

Related formspre·doc·tor·ate, noun

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Related Words for doctorate

PhD, doctorate, doctor

Examples from the Web for doctorate

Contemporary Examples of doctorate

The “doctorate” Duke claims is from an anti-Semitic Ukranian “diploma mill” as described by the State Department.
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence
Jason Berry
January 7, 2015
Dr. Grenci obtained her doctorate in clinical sexology in 2007.
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November 25, 2014
One old soldier is on the path to a doctorate in mathematics and another is a trained underwater welder.
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Alex Horton
May 25, 2014
My dad has a doctorate and my mom had a masters in their native country.
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Quora Contributor
December 23, 2013
The author, Dr. David Ribner, has a doctorate in social work and is an ordained Rabbi.
A New Book Teaches Orthodox Jews How to Consummate a Marriage
Ilana Glazer
April 22, 2013

Historical Examples of doctorate

Indeed I shall seek a Doctorate in Theology, if the gods so will it.
Erasmus and the Age of Reformation
Johan Huizinga
Before he was twenty-one his learning had gained for him a doctorate in philosophy.
Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters
H. Addington Bruce
The doctorate of music was first conferred at Oxford and Cambridge.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5
Various
In 1818 he received the doctorate of theology and of canonical law.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7
Various
He was, he explained, a student of philology preparing for his doctorate.
Mr. Britling Sees It Through
H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for doctorate

doctorate

noun

the highest academic degree in any field of knowledgeAlso called: doctor's degree

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Word Origin and History for doctorate

"degree of a doctor," 1670s; see doctor (n.) + -ate (1).