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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 [ˌɒnəˈrɪfɪk]
adj
1. showing or conferring honour or respect
2. (Linguistics)
a.  (of a pronoun, verb inflection, etc.) indicating the speaker's respect for the addressee or his acknowledgment of inferior status
b.  (as noun) a Japanese honorific
honorifically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
Translations
honorific [ɒnəˈrɪfɪk]
A. ADJ → honorífico
B. N → título m honorífico
honorific [ˌɒnəˈrɪfɪk] adj [title, position] → honorifique
honor roll n (US) (at school) → liste f des meilleurs élèves
honors degree n (US) → licence f avec mention
honor society n (US) → club m des meilleurs élèves


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Where the material evidence allows (which is often but not always), Fishwick addresses the same topics for each province: the epigraphic record and other sources, honorific statues, priestly titles, origin and social background of provincial priests, their careers, the priestly office and the title by which the priest is known, provincial priestesses, federal and provincial officials, chronology of that provincial priesthood, office and duties, administrative officials.
The Imperial Cult in the Latin West: Studies in the Ruler Cult of the ... by Crook, Zeba A. / Biblical Theology Bulletin
In any case, the subject has two priorities over the object: (1) honorific priority and (ii) natural priority.
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The short faces of the blocks are faced with palely veined white marble, which adds a suitably honorific touch, but their less prominent long sides are left as raw concrete.
Death duty: this new cemetery sensitively reinterprets the necropolis ... by Slessor, Catherine / The Architectural Review
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