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honorific
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hon·or·if·ic  (n-rfk)
adj.
Conferring or showing respect or honor.
n.
A title, phrase, or grammatical form conveying respect, used especially when addressing a social superior.
[Latin honrificus : honor, honr-, honor + -ficus, -fic.]
honor·ifi·cal·ly adv.
honorific
Adjective
showing respect: an honorific title
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Noun1.honorific - an expression of respect; "the Japanese use many honorifics"
formulation, expression - the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
Adj.1.honorific - conferring or showing honor or respect; "honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession"
respectful - full of or exhibiting respect; "respectful behavior"; "a respectful glance"
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ROME -- Pope Benedict XVI has retired the title "Patriarch of the West" from his list of honorifics.
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The staging of performances and museum displays, the use of Christian and Asante honorifics ("Osagyefo," "Redeemer"), the invocation of Christian beliefs, the retention of a salaried Asante linguist who introduced Nkrumah's speeches with praise poems (Yankah 1985:86-92)--all suggest a vision of nationalism that employed traditional cultural practices to advance Nkrumah as an individual.
Spectacular nation: Nkrumahist art and resistance iconography in the ... by Hess, Janet / African Arts
It often refers to cardinals and clergy without honorifics.
From Christopher Foley re Clergy titles by Foley, Christopher / Catholic Insight
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