honorific
C939
concept
An honorific is a title, word, or expression used to convey respect, deference, or social status when addressing or referring to a person.
Aliases (31)
- honorific title ×30
- honorific suffix ×19
- post-nominal letters ×17
- honorific style ×9
- post-nominal title ×9
- religious title ×9
- post‑nominal letters ×4
- style of address ×4
- honorific nickname ×3
- Latin honorific ×2
- formal title ×2
- honorary membership category ×2
- honorific name ×2
- order of honour ×2
- Catholic honorific ×1
- Christian honorific title ×1
- English honorific ×1
- Greek honorific title ×1
- Japanese honorific title ×1
- Persian honorific ×1
- Turkish honorific ×1
- ecclesiastical honorific ×1
- form of courtesy title ×1
- honorary designation ×1
- honorific abbreviation ×1
- honorific epithet ×1
- honorific epithet of God ×1
- imperial honor ×1
- messianic title ×1
- polite term ×1
- posthumous title ×1
Instances (160)
- Queen of Heaven ("Christian honorific title")
- Mr. President
- GCSI ("post-nominal letters")
- KCSI ("post-nominal title")
- CSI ("post-nominal title")
- Mr. Secretary
- Fidei Defensor ("Latin honorific")
- Madam Vice President
- Righteous Among the Nations ("honorific title")
- Mr. Vice President ("honorific title")
- Mr. Secretary
- Madam Secretary
- Mr. President
- Madam President
- Lord
- Royal Knights
- S.J. ("religious title")
- OM ("post-nominal letters")
- Kt ("honorific suffix")
- Madam
- Sir ("honorific title")
- HM ("honorific abbreviation")
- Mr. Secretary ("honorific title")
- Madam Secretary
- Defender of the Faith ("honorific title")
- Eternal President of the Republic ("posthumous title")
- Mr. President
- The King of the Blues ("honorific nickname")
- Lord of the worlds ("religious title")
- pir ("religious title")
- Companion of Honour ("order of honour")
- Prince of Mathematicians ("honorific title")
- Mr. Secretary ("honorific style")
- Lady of the Thistle ("honorific title")
- Soter ("Greek honorific title")
- Baba-e-Qaum ("honorific title")
- Madam Secretary
- Her Majesty
- FRSC ("post-nominal letters")
- Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) ("honorific title")
- LG is used for Lady of the Garter
- Mister Speaker
- Dalai Lama ("religious title")
- Mr. Director ("honorific style")
- GBE ("post‑nominal letters")
- FRSE ("post-nominal title")
- FRSA ("post-nominal letters")
- PVSM in some military contexts ("post-nominal letters")
- ForMemRS ("post-nominal title")
- Chief ("formal title")
- Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution ("honorific title")
- GCB ("post-nominal letters")
- DCB ("post-nominal letters")
- CB ("post-nominal letters")
- OB ("post-nominal letters")
- Mr. Secretary ("honorific style")
- Most High ("honorific epithet of God")
- Madam Speaker
- CC ("post-nominal letters")
- Son of Man ("messianic title")
- Lord ("religious title")
- Father of His Country ("honorific title")
- CM ("post-nominal letters")
- DBE ("post‑nominal letters")
- Seal of the Prophets ("honorific epithet")
- His Majesty ("style of address")
- SVR ("post-nominal letters")
- Poglavnik
- GCMG ("post‑nominal letters")
- KCMG ("post-nominal title")
- DCMG ("post-nominal title")
- CMG ("post-nominal letters")
- Ganges of the South ("honorific name")
- PV ("post-nominal letters")
- kes ("religious title")
- Vicar of Christ ("honorific title")
- Servant of the Servants of God ("ecclesiastical honorific")
- KG ("honorific suffix")
- LG ("post-nominal letters")
- Frau Bundeskanzlerin ("honorific title")
- Dakshin Ganga ("honorific name")
- His Imperial Majesty ("honorific style")
- Imperator ("Latin honorific")
- Mr. Secretary ("honorific title")
- Lord of Djedu ("religious title")
- FACS ("post-nominal letters")
- Father of the Turks ("honorific title")
- Queen of Funk ("honorific nickname")
- FRS ("post-nominal title")
- Duce
- Catholic Majesty
- The Right Honourable ("honorific style")
- Amir
- ud-Daulah ("honorific suffix")
- Stranger Knights and Ladies ("honorary membership category")
- Mirza
- The Honorable ("style of address")
- Stranger Knights of the Garter ("honorary membership category")
- Madame Mère de l’Empereur ("honorific title")
- Mr. Secretary
- Madame Mère ("honorific title")
- Her Imperial Highness ("honorific style")
- The King of Hollywood ("honorific title")
- Mascot Hall of Fame inductee ("honorific title")
- Doctor of the Church ("Catholic honorific")
- judicial title for some female judges in the UK
- Bns (informal, rare) ("honorific title")
- KBE ("post‑nominal letters")
- Prince Regent ("honorific title")
- Her Excellency ("honorific style")
- Human Highlight Film (honorary for Dominique Wilkins) ("honorary designation")
- Rabbi ("religious title")
- Jōkō ("Japanese honorific title")
- Queen of Jazz ("honorific title")
- baronetage of the United Kingdom ("order of honour")
- The Most Honourable ("style of address")
- Netaji ("honorific nickname")
- Madam Secretary
- Lokmanya ("honorific title")
- King of the Jews ("honorific title")
- Punjab Kesari ("honorific title")
- The Most Noble ("honorific style")
- OC ("post-nominal letters")
- Order of the Double Dragon ("imperial honor")
- Herr Bundeskanzler ("honorific style")
- Shaheed-e-Azam ("honorific title")
- RA ("post-nominal title")
- Father of the Nation ("honorific title")
- RBA ("post-nominal title")
- Gazi ("honorific title")
- Doctor of Unity ("honorific title")