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DD

DD

27 8.0
A high university degree in the study of religion often given to church leaders
  • noun
  • Formal
translation icon : doctor en divinidad
  • VLS did not recur, but he developed a morbilliform rash, presumably a hypersensitivity reaction to DD.

Examples

  • After years of study, she proudly received her DD and became a respected theologian.

  • He earned his DD to deepen his knowledge of religious texts and teachings.

  • DH is "dear husband," DC is "dear child," DD is "dear daughter," TIA is thanks in advance, and so on.

    Blog text (28)

  • Your husband's DD-93 has you listed as the primary NOK... and them as secondary.

    The Messenger (2009)

  • Children with DD did more poorly on linguistic and tone-sequence statistical learning tasks than children in the comparison group.

    Academic text (2018)

  • I served on the USS Kimberly (DD-521) during the Korean War.

    Blog text (11)

  • VLS (or capillary leak syndrome) occurred in 27% of patients treated with DD in the phase I and phase III trials 1, 4.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Moreover, a recent study suggested a similar conclusion based on comparisons between children with developmental dyslexia (DD) and children with typical development 31.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Many universities offer a DD for those wishing to advance their career in ministry.

Synonyms

Doctor of Divinity
vsDD
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A high university degree in religious study given to senior scholars

is the abbreviated form used for that specific theological doctorate
Doctor of Theology
vsDD
7.4

A university degree for advanced study and research about religion

is an abbreviation for the same advanced theological doctorate
ThD
vsDD
  • Specialized
8.1

An advanced university degree in the study of religion

is the shortened written form for that academic theology degree

Surface Forms

DD singular
DDs plural

Etymology

DD is short for Doctor of Divinity. Think of Doctor as 'Dr.' and divinity as 'religion' or the 'study of God', so a DD is a high university degree for people who teach, write, or lead in religion.