honorific
adjective
hon·or·if·ic ˌä-nə-ˈri-fik 
1
: conferring or conveying honor
honorific titles
2
: belonging to or constituting a class of grammatical forms used in speaking to or about a social superior
honorific noun
honorifically
ˌä-nə-ˈri-fi-k(ə-)lē
adverb 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Pelosi skipped some of the traditional honorific talk when introducing the president. 
Emma Grey Ellis, Wired, 5 Feb. 2020 Wahid, known by the honorific Gus Dur, was a Muslim cleric beloved for his jovial style. Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2019 However, Mr Raab holds the honorific title of first secretary of state, indicating his status as Mr Johnson’s preferred deputy. The Economist, 6 Apr. 2020 The Louis Armstrong Memorial Dishwasher had come with the kitchen; the honorific had not. Nick Friedman, New York Times, 3 June 2018 One, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi—better known by his honorific, Mahatma (great soul)—is recognizable as the Indian independence activist and icon to peaceful protesters around the world. Time, 25 Jan. 2020 Invitations for state visits, extended by Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of the government, are rare, honorific and convey a strong relationship between Britain and the country of the visiting foreign leader. New York Times, 27 Apr. 2018 Pechanac’s Muslim grandmother had taken in and protected Jews during the Second World War, and the State of Israel had given her an honorific, the Righteous Among the Nations. Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2019 And David, once dignified with the Turkish honorific effendi, would die in Auschwitz with much of his family in 1943. The Economist, 2 Jan. 2020 See More
Emma Grey Ellis, Wired, 5 Feb. 2020 Wahid, known by the honorific Gus Dur, was a Muslim cleric beloved for his jovial style. Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2019 However, Mr Raab holds the honorific title of first secretary of state, indicating his status as Mr Johnson’s preferred deputy. The Economist, 6 Apr. 2020 The Louis Armstrong Memorial Dishwasher had come with the kitchen; the honorific had not. Nick Friedman, New York Times, 3 June 2018 One, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi—better known by his honorific, Mahatma (great soul)—is recognizable as the Indian independence activist and icon to peaceful protesters around the world. Time, 25 Jan. 2020 Invitations for state visits, extended by Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of the government, are rare, honorific and convey a strong relationship between Britain and the country of the visiting foreign leader. New York Times, 27 Apr. 2018 Pechanac’s Muslim grandmother had taken in and protected Jews during the Second World War, and the State of Israel had given her an honorific, the Righteous Among the Nations. Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2019 And David, once dignified with the Turkish honorific effendi, would die in Auschwitz with much of his family in 1943. The Economist, 2 Jan. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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- unfatigued
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- unfaulty
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- unfazed
- unfeared
- unfearful
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- unfeasibilities