summa cum laude

Definitions of summa cum laude
  1. adverb
    with highest honor
    “he graduated summa cum laude”
  2. adjective
    with highest honor; with the highest academic distinction
    “a summa cum laude graduate”
    synonyms:
    worthy
    having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable
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