Laureate

Word LAUREATE
Character 8
Hyphenation lau re ate
Pronunciations /ˈlɒ.ɹi.ət/

Definitions and meanings of "Laureate"

What do we mean by laureate?

Worthy of the greatest honor or distinction. adjective

Crowned or decked with laurel as a mark of honor. adjective

Made of laurel sprigs, as a wreath or crown. adjective

One honored or awarded a prize for great achievements especially in the arts or sciences. noun

A poet laureate. noun

In some educational institutions in the United States, a degree given to women instead of ‘Bachelor’ and ‘Master’: as, Laureate of Science, etc. noun

In numismatics, same as laurel, 5. noun

To put a wreath of laurel upon the head of; crown with laurel, as formerly in conferring a degree in a university.

To invest with the office of poet laureate.

Crowned with laurel as a mark of distinction; decked with laurel.

In numismatical descriptions, wearing a laurel wreath: said of a human head, a bust, etc.: as, the head of the emperor Nero, laureate.—

One crowned with laurel; a poet laureate; an officially appointed or recognized poet. noun

In the musical conservatories of Paris and Brussels, a pupil who gains the Prix de Rome. noun

One crowned with laurel; a poet laureate. noun

A person who has been presented with an award for some distinguished achievement. noun

Crowned, or decked, with laurel. adjective

A poet who has been publicly recognized as the most pre-eminent poet of a country or region. adjective

To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at the English universities. intransitive verb

Crowned, or decked, with laurel. adjective

One crowned with laurel; a poet laureate noun

One crowned with laurel, such as a poet laureate or Nobel laureate.

A graduate of a university.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Laureate

The word "laureate" in example sentences

Having a Nobel laureate is NO guarrantee of leadership, control or efficiency. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The name of the laureate is engraved on the plate below the figures, and the text REG. ❋ Unknown (2010)

First published in the West in 1973, "The Gulag Archipelago" prompted the Kremlin to expel the Nobel laureate from the Soviet Union and strip him of citizenship in 1974. ❋ Richard Boudreaux (2010)

Michael Rosen, the children's laureate, is of course somewhere out to the left of Ghengis Khan. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Romantic laureate is to be felt beyond the grave by the Victorians, and by their own poet, not in the wispy or whispering touch of his breathed words but in the abstract feelings generated from the written traces of their prophetic aura of aurality. ❋ Unknown (2008)

From this exalted perch, the poet laureate is charged with bringing poetry to the forefront of the American consciousness, as well as playing consultant to the Library of Congress — which includes giving a reading at the beginning of the term and a lecture or reading at end of term, organizing monthly readings and overseeing the Library's poetry fellowships and prizes. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The former Vice President and Nobel laureate is raising the bar with the goal of total carbon-free wind, solar and geothermal power by 2018. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Marrying a Nobel laureate is the second best option, according to Borje Johansson, a member of the Nobel committee on physics. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Rigoberta Menchu the Guatemalan Nobel laureate is perhaps the most famous of these. ❋ Unknown (2000)

Professor Bethe, a Nobel laureate, is the most senior of the surviving members of the Manhattan Project. 6 On the occasion of the 50th ❋ Unknown (1999)

Being a Nobel laureate is a license to be an expert in lots of things as long as you do your homework. ❋ Unknown (1994)

Our laureate is in fact a native of the southern Soviet ❋ Unknown (1990)

Réne Cassin, the architect of the global declaration and one-time Peace Prize laureate, is fully aware of this. ❋ Unknown (1976)

This year's laureate is the last survivor of the famous ❋ Unknown (1956)

Dante himself called the laureate of the cobblers and the bakers? ❋ 1839-1908 Ouida (1873)

The list of poets in the state who can claim the title of poet laureate is short. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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