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BD

BD

1 7.2
A university degree about the study of religion
  • noun
translation icon : Licenciatura en Divinidad
  • After completing his BD, he pursued a career in religious education.
  • BD students

Examples

  • The church leader proudly displayed his BD certificate in his office.

  • The groups consisted of ten students each in the categories of LD, BD, and MID.

    Academic text (1993)

  • As illustrated in Table 4, the BD itinerant services were deemed very effective and satisfactory.

    Academic text (1993)

  • She earned her BD in theology from a prestigious university.

Synonyms

Bachelor of Divinity
vsBD
  • UK
6.5

A first university degree in religious study for people training as Christian ministers

is the abbreviated form of that same degree
Bachelor of Theology
vsBD
6.2

A first university degree in the study of religion

is the abbreviated form of a similar but differently titled degree
ThB
vsBD
  • Specialized
9.5

A university degree that teaches about religion and religious beliefs

is the abbreviation for a similar degree with a different title

Surface Forms

BD singular
BDs plural

Morphology

BD = B + D

This is an initialism (letters stand for 'Bachelor of Divinity'); the letters themselves are not productive English morphemes, so the written form does not transparently convey the meaning to learners.

Etymology

BD is short for Bachelor of Divinity, a university degree about religion. The part divinity comes from a word meaning 'divine' or 'godly', so a BD shows study of God and religious ideas.