1) An expression of respect 2) Conferring respect 3) Doing or conferring honor 4) Respectful 5) Title of respect
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1) Respectful 2) Title
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An honorific title is a word or expression with connotations conveying esteem or respect when used in addressing or referring to a person. Sometimes, the term `honorific` is used in a more specific sense to refer to an honorary academic title. It is also often conflated with systems of honorific speech in linguistics, which are grammatical or mo.....
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• (a.) Conferring honor; tending to honor.
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a grammatical form used in speaking to a social superior. In English it has largely disappeared, retained only in the use of the third person when ...
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Hon`or·if'ic adjective [ See
Honor ,
-fy , and
-ic .] Conferring honor; tending to honor.
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[
adj] - conferring or showing honor or respect 2. [n] - an expression of respect
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adjective conferring or showing honor or respect; `honorific social status commonly attaches to membership in a recognized profession`
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doing or conferring honor. · conveying honor, as a title or a grammatical form used in speaking to or about a superior, elder, etc.
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A specific use of language to express deference in a social context. This can encompass special pronominal forms (T- and V-forms in continental European languages) and fixed titular phrases (Mr., Mrs., Ms., etc. in English) or special adjectives (honourable, reverend, esquire).
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