honorific
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A visiting Saudi sheikh is with the group and Bayoumi can also be heard addressing Anwar al-Awlaki with the honorific "Sheikh Anwar".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Three of these are the honorific academies, with elected membership earned, permanent and under no obligation to produce reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The problem is that not everyone can be mother, and it takes a certain style of cinematic performance to earn such an honorific distinction.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
Time’s honorific was also a nice bit of corporate synergy.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Park addressed Shin using honorific nouns and verb endings.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
Vocabulary lists containing honorific
