Word Finder - licentiate

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A person who holds the academic degree of license.

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One who has a licence to exercise a profession.

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a licentiate in medicine or theology

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A friar authorized to receive confessions and grant absolution in all places, independently of the local clergy.

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One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty.

Wolmar, who had taught Greek to Calvin, grounded Beza in Scripture from a Protestant standpoint; after his return to Germany (1534) Beza studied law at Orleans (May 1535 to August 1539), beginning practice in Paris (1539) as law licentiate.

The faculties of letters and sciences, besides granting the Baccalaurat de lenseignement secondaire, confer the degrees of licentiate and doctor (la Licence, le Doctoral).

He became a licentiate of arts in 1367, procurator of the French "nation" in 1372, bachelor of theology in 1372, and licentiate and doctor in that faculty in 1381.

In 1813 he became repetent at Göttingen, and in 1814 he received the degree of doctor in philosophy from Halle; in 1816 he removed to Berlin, where he became licentiate in theology, and qualified as privatdocent.

Having removed to London, he was admitted (November 6, 1618) a licentiate of the college of physicians, and attracted notice by a publication concerning the comet of 1618.

Hodgson, however, thought that up to 1721, at which time he was residing at Widdrington, "he had not received ordination, but preached as a licentiate."

His successor, the licentiate Lope Garcia de Castro, who only had the title of governor, ruled from 1564 to 1569.

After taking his licentiate in theology in March 1778, he gave little more attention to theological studies.

Camille Pelletan was educated in Paris, passed as licentiate in laws, and was qualified as an " archiviste paleographe.

The successful candidate, who received the title of licentiate, was, on payment of a heavy fee and other expenses, permitted to proceed to the conventus or final public examination.

After some six months more the licentiate took part " in a peculiarly solemn disputation known as his `Vespers,' " then gave his formal inaugural lecture or disputation before the faculty, and was received into the faculty as master.

The courses are long, ranging from six to nine years; and the degrees are those of candidate, licentiate and doctor.

In 1824 he joined the philosophical faculty of Berlin as a Privatdozent, and in 1825 he became a licentiate in theology, his theses being remarkable for their evangelical fervour and for their emphatic protest against every form of " rationalism," especially in questions of Old Testament criticism.

Entering the ministry in 1853, he was made vicar at Durlach soon afterwards, and became a licentiate in the theological faculty at Heidelberg.

In practice the office has become a stepping-stone to the priesthood, the deacon corresponding to the licentiate in the Presbyterian Church.

In 1834 he began to teach in Berlin as a licentiate of theology, and in 1839 was transferred to Bonn.

David Healey has become a licentiate of the Trinity.

Having completed the Bandmaster's course of 1991 he was promoted to Band Sergeant and awarded a licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music.

In June 1822 he was admitted a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians.

In 1813 he became repetent at Göttingen, and in 1814 he received the degree of doctor in philosophy from Halle; in 1816 he removed to Berlin, where he became licentiate in theology, and qualified as privatdocent.

Here he took the degree of licentiate (B.A.) of laws.