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honorific
noun as in title
Example Sentences
That attitude is still carried today by politicians like Bill Clinton, who described middle-class Americans as people who "work hard and play by the rules," and Harris, who bestowed them with a flattering honorific: "the engine of America's prosperity."
He referred to Nasrallah by his honorific.
She lost her honorific “Her Royal Highness” title in 2002 so as to be allowed to start her own business.
Words freighted with meaning for China's Uyghur population - including Hoja, a title for a Sufi religious teacher, and political or honorific titles such as Sultan and beg - have been replaced with words HRW claims reflect "recent Chinese Communist Party ideology", including "harmony" and "happiness".
On the Zoom screen, his name is “Director Park,” using the title as an honorific, common in Korean culture.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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