honorific

Example Sentences

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In the northern city of Zanjan, thousands responded to chants memorializing the late Khamenei with the refrain: “We’re your followers, Seyyed Mojtaba,” using an honorific denoting a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

He had previously been awarded the royal honorific title 'Oknha' and had been pictured alongside senior officials at public and private events.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Chen has served as an adviser to Prime Minister Hun Manet and his father, former leader Hun Sen, and holds the government-bestowed honorific "Neak Oknha", meaning "prominent tycoon".

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

Instead, all around her, she was awarded an honorific that felt more fitting for a woman in cape and crown: Your mercy.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2024

In 1981, I learned that the students at the University of London had nominated me as a candidate for the honorific post of university chancellor.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela