honoris causa

Questions about honoris causa

What does honoris causa mean?

honoris causa means "a degree conferred to honor the recipient".

What is another word for honoris causa?

Close synonyms include honorary degree. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is honoris causa a common word?

honoris causa is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.