The Collaborative International Dictionary
Baccalaureate sermon
Baccalaureate \Bac`ca*lau"re*ate\, a. Pertaining to a bachelor of arts.
Baccalaureate sermon, in some American colleges, a sermon delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class. [1913 Webster] ||
Usage examples of "baccalaureate sermon".
Every girl of the class would have three beautiful new frocks for Commencement: one for the baccalaureate sermon, another, which could be plain, for graduation exercises, and a handsome one for the banquet and ball.