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honoris causa
hon·or·is cau·sa [ o nàwriss kówssə, o nàwriss ków z ]


adverb 
Definition:
 
as honor: as a mark of honor
a doctorate in humane letters conferred honoris causa
[< Latin, "for the sake of honor"]
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