honorary degree

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honorary degree - a degree conferred to honor the recipienthonoris causaacademic degree, degree - an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"ArtsD, Doctor of Arts - an honorary arts degreeDoctor of Fine Arts - an honorary degree in fine artsDoctor of Humane Letters - an honorary degree in lettersDoctor of Humanities - an honorary degree in the humanitiesDoctor of Laws, LLD - an honorary law degreeDoctor of Science, ScD, DS - an honorary degree in science