doctor of divinity meaning

Noun: Doctor of Divinity

1. A doctor's degree in religion
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Type of: doctorate, doctor's degree

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1. he also received two doctor of divinity degrees and a doctor of law degree
2. the body of jonathan swift, doctor of divinity, dean of this cathedral church, is buried here
3. Wesleyan awarded him an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in 1948.
4. In 1927 the college conferred its first Doctor of Divinity degree.
5. He was made Doctor of Divinity at Aberdeen University in 1908.