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 French firm, fronted by designer Simon Porte Jacquemus, is on the cusp of an international retail expansion, and set to finally enter the beauty category with French giant L’Oréal as its long-term licensee — and new minority investor.
    WWD Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Businesses or people that sell or deal in firearms are required to be federally licensed by the ATF — they’re known as a federal firearms licensee — and they are mandated to retain records about gun purchases and transfers.
    Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At least one former candidate – Kansas City attorney Stacy Lake, who lost to White in the Democratic primary for County Executive in 2022 – has announced plans to run at that point.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Senate field has remained thin since liberal teacher Josh Weil bowed out earlier this summer, positioning Jenkins as the party’s most visible candidate so far.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 10 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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