Definition of Doctor of Arts

1. Noun. An honorary arts degree.

Exact synonyms: Artsd
Generic synonyms: Honorary Degree, Honoris Causa

2. Noun. A doctor's degree with a special disciplinary focus.
Exact synonyms: D.a.
Generic synonyms: Doctor's Degree, Doctorate

Definition of Doctor of Arts

1. Noun. A terminal degree similar to an Ed.D. or a Ph.D., but with a focus on content speciality; it may be conferred as a prestigious honorary doctorate with the added designation of "Honoris Causa". ''Commonly abbreviated'' DA. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Doctor Of Arts

Dobermanns
Dobermans
Dobie
Dobing
Dobinson
Dobkin
Dobra
Dobrich
Dobro
Dobson
Dobsonian
Dobsonian telescope
Docetism
Dock
Doctor
Doctor of Arts (current term)
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Doctor of Dental Surgery
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Education
Doctor of Fine Arts
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humanities
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Music
Doctor of Musical Arts
Doctor of Optometry
Doctor of Osteopathy
Doctor of Philosophy

Literary usage of Doctor of Arts

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Public sanitation, and other papers by Clement Adelbert Whiting (1916)
"... and he who by diligence fitted himself to give instruction, received the highest academic title, that of Doctor of Arts or Philosophy. ..."

2. Sonnenschein's Cyclopædia of Education: A Handbook of Reference on All edited by Alfred Ewen Fletcher (1889)
"... also ' had from the Benedictine •onks ; inasmuch that I find it recorded, that there was anciently no master or doctor of arts proceeded but in bootes, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Doctor of Arts on Dictionary.com!Search for Doctor of Arts on Thesaurus.com!Search for Doctor of Arts on Google!Search for Doctor of Arts on Wikipedia!

Search