doctor of arts

English Thesaurus

1. a doctor's degree with a special disciplinary focus (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	doctor's degree, doctorate,
definition	:	one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university (noun.communication)

2. an honorary arts degree (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	honorary degree, honoris causa,
definition	:	a degree conferred to honor the recipient (noun.communication)