Antonyms for baccalaureate

Grammar : Noun

Spell : bak-uh-lawr-ee-it, -lor-

Phonetic Transcription : ˌbæk əˈlɔr i ɪt, -ˈlɒr-

Definition of baccalaureate

Origin : 1620s, "university degree of a bachelor," from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from baccalaureus "student with the first degree," altered by a play on words with bacca lauri "laurel berry" (laurels being awarded for academic success).
The Medieval Latin word perhaps ultimately is derived from Latin baculum "staff" (see bacillus), which the young student might carry, but it is more likely just a re-Latinization of bachelor (q.v.) in its academic sense. In modern U.S. usage, the word usually is short for baccalaureate-sermon (1864), a religious farewell address to the graduating class.

As in : noun undergraduate degree
As in undergraduate degree : noun first college degree
As in degree : noun recognition of achievement; rank or grade of position
As in graduate : noun person who completes education, pursuit

Example sentences :

The president preached the Baccalaureate sermon from Gen. 5:24.
Extract from : « The American Missionary - Volume 52, No. 2, June, 1898 » by Various

Dr. Beard, our secretary, preached the "baccalaureate sermon."
Extract from : « American Missionary, Volume 50, No. 8, August, 1896 » by Various

It is the pride of the enterprising "sports" and "sharpers," who represent the baccalaureate degree of every known vice.
Extract from : « The Little Lady of Lagunitas » by Richard Henry Savage

In his baccalaureate sermon the president of Yale offered the graduates some advice which at least they should find stimulating.
Extract from : « The Fiction Factory » by John Milton Edwards

Nothing has shown more clearly the intellectual barrenness of the pulpit than baccalaureate sermons lately delivered.
Extract from : « The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) » by Robert G. Ingersoll

Most of the students had never seen a single patient before they reached the honors of the baccalaureate.
Extract from : « The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. » by E. Rameur

To this was added, that he was seeking the degree following the Baccalaureate, that of Master of Arts.
Extract from : « The Life of Philip Melanchthon » by Karl Friedrich Ledderhose

I got my baccalaureate from French Government in 1941—first part.
Extract from : « Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

A dozen had taken the Baccalaureate, and were proudly repeating the pirouettes and spread-eagles of that degree.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 » by Various

The Baccalaureate sermon, delivered by Professor Francis, was very appropriate and touching.
Extract from : « The American Missionary, Volume XLII. No. 7. July 1888 » by Various

Synonyms for baccalaureate

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