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DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Doctor of Humane Letters mean?
• DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS (noun)
The noun DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS has 1 sense:
1. an honorary degree in letters
Familiarity information: DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An honorary degree in letters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Doctor of Humane Letters" is a kind of...):
honorary degree; honoris causa (a degree conferred to honor the recipient)
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