licentiate

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Recent Examples of licentiate After receiving his licentiate in 1984, he was sent to work in the mission of Chulucanas, in Piura, Peru, from 1985 to 1986. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 May 2025 Tracy earned a licentiate of sacred theology in 1964 and a doctoral degree in 1969, both from the Pontifical Gregorian University. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025 Reidy also received a licentiate in canon law from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 2010. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025 Cervantes could have made the ensign read the manuscript aloud to the licentiate. Phil Klay, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021 The bishop holds both a licentiate and a doctorate in canon law from the Gregorian University in Rome. al, 25 Mar. 2020 Father Coyne earned a bachelor’s degree in math and a licentiate in philosophy from Fordham University in 1958 and then a doctorate in astronomy from Georgetown University. Sam Roberts, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2020 After high school, Bishop Newman earned a bachelor's degree from St. Mary's Seminary in 1950 and a licentiate of sacred theology from The Catholic University in 1954. Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 21 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for licentiate
Noun
  • The online record for the business licensee said the state had made 30 visits to the home between 2021 and 2025.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Andy Hilfiger, and his wife Kim are working with Teddy Sadaka of Apparel Production, as the licensee and production partner of the collection.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Polls of job approval are routinely used by political strategists to assess the public's appetite for change and can affect fundraising, candidate recruitment and messaging heading into midterm contests.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The sixth woman of the year candidate has scored 24, 21, and 18 points in the last three games against the Valkyries and has routinely been the spark plug for Minnesota in stopping the Golden State’s runs.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes, assignees need to do tasks in a certain order, and the completion of some tasks might change what future tasks entail.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 21 July 2025
  • As a mere assignee of Addington's interest, BAL did not gain Addington's governance rights.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Licentiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/licentiate. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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