Lambeth degree

American

noun

Anglican Church.

an honorary degree conferred by the archbishop of Canterbury in divinity, arts, law, medicine, or music.

Etymology

Origin of Lambeth degree

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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He received the Lambeth degree of D.D. in 1853, and the honorary degrees of D.C.L. from Trinity College, Toronto, and D.D. from the University of Lennoxville in 1854.

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.

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