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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