Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun honoris_causa

1 sense of honoris causa

Sense 1
honorary degree, honoris causa -- (a degree conferred to honor the recipient)
       => academic 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")