An honorific is a title that conveys esteem, courtesy, or respect for position or rank when used in addressing or referring to a person. Sometimes, the...
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term Don (Spanish: [don], literally 'Lord') abbreviated as D., is an honorific prefix primarily used in Spain and Hispanic America, and with different...
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and referents. Honorific phenomena in Thai include honorific registers, honorific pronominals, and honorific particles. Thai honorifics date back to the...
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Japanese language makes use of a system of honorific speech, called keishō (敬称), which includes honorific suffixes and prefixes when referring to others...
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In the English language, an honorific is a form of address conveying esteem, courtesy or respect. These can be titles prefixing a person's name, e.g.:...
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Indian honorifics are honorific titles or appendices to names used in the Indian subcontinent, covering formal and informal social, commercial, and religious...
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language has a system of linguistic honorifics that reflects the social status of participants. Speakers use honorifics to indicate their social relationship...
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honorifics in Judaism that vary depending on the status of, and the relationship to, the person to whom one is referring. Ḥasīd is a Jewish honorific...
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In linguistics, an honorific (abbreviated HON) is a grammatical or morphosyntactic form that encodes the relative social status of the participants of...
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question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Chinese honorifics (Chinese: 敬語; pinyin: Jìngyǔ) and honorific language are words, word constructs, and expressions...
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The Japanese language has a system of honorific speech, referred to as keigo (Japanese: 敬(けい)語(ご), literally "respectful language"), parts of speech that...
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Baba ("father, grandfather, wise old man, sir") is a Persian honorific term, used in several West Asian, South Asian and African cultures. It is used...
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When describing popular music artists, honorific nicknames are used, most often in the media or by fans, to indicate the significance of an artist, and...
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These are some of the honorifics used in Italy. As part of the republican constitution that became effective in Italy on 1 January 1948, titles of nobility...
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angels, and revered persons. In Twelver Shi'ism, honorifics are used with the Twelve Imams. Islamic honorifics are referred to as ṣalawāt (صَلَوات) in Arabic...
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List of religious titles and styles (redirect from Index of religious honorifics)
This is an index of religious honorifics from various religions. List of religious topics List of education topics McClure, Laura (July 2018). "Women in...
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Sayyid (redirect from Said (honorific))
plural: سادة sādah; feminine: سيدة sayyidah; Persian: [sejˈjede]) is an honorific title of Hasanids and Husaynids Muslims, recognized as descendants of...
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Burmese names (redirect from Burmese honorific U)
change in the course of their lives. Also, many Myanmar names use an honorific, given at some point in life, as an integral part of the name. Burmese...
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honorifics may refer to: English honorifics French honorifics Canadian honorifics Chinese honorifics Filipino styles and honorifics German honorifics...
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Among the honorifics in Judaism, there are several traditional honorifics for the dead which are used when naming and speaking of the deceased. Different...
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French honorifics are based on the wide use of Madame for women and Monsieur for men. "Monsieur" (M.) for a man, The plural is Messieurs (MM. for short)...
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Nahuatl honorifics refers to the set of linguistic elements and morphological systems found in the Nahuatl group of related languages and dialects, that...
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Çelebi (title) (redirect from Chalabi (honorific))
Çelebi (Turkish pronunciation: [t͡ʃelebi]) was an Ottoman title of respect, approximately corresponding to "gentleman", "well-mannered" or "courteous"...
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Honorifics are words that connote esteem or respect when used in addressing or referring to a person. In the German language, honorifics distinguish people...
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spelling differences) (abbreviation: Hon., Hon'ble, or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people...
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In the Philippine languages, a system of titles and honorifics was used extensively during the pre-colonial era, mostly by the Tagalogs and Visayans. These...
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Shrimati (redirect from Srimathi (honorific))
श्रीमती, romanized: Śrīmatī), abbreviated Smt., is a widely accepted Indian honorific (akin to Mrs. in English) used when referring to an adult woman in some...
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Dayang, abbreviated as Dyg., is a commonly used honorific for the female commoners in Brunei. It is the female equivalent of Awang. Dayang is used in...
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Mx (title) (redirect from Mx (honorific))
English-language neologistic honorific that does not indicate gender. Created as an alternative to gendered honorifics (such as Mr. and Ms.) in the late...
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Augustus (title) (redirect from Augustus (honorific))
before its first association with Caesar's heir, augustus was an obscure honorific with religious associations. One early context (58 BC) associates it with...
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