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  2. English honorifics - Wikipedia

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    In the English language, an honorific is a form of address conveying esteem, courtesy or respect. These can be titles prefixing a person's name, e.g.: Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms, Mx, Sir, Dame, Dr, Cllr, Lady, or Lord, or other titles or positions that can appear as a form of address without the person's name, as in Mr President, General, Captain, Father, Doctor, or Earl.

  3. Senpai and kōhai - Wikipedia

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    The senpai–kōhai relation has spread through Japanese martial arts, in which the members of different kyū and dan levels are sorted by belt colour.. The relationship is an interdependent one, as a senpai requires a kōhai and vice versa, [1] and establishes a bond determined by the date of entry into an organization. [2]

  4. Honorific - Wikipedia

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    The most common honorifics in modern English are usually placed immediately before a person's name. Honorifics used (both as style and as form of address) include, in the case of a man, "Mr." (irrespective of marital status), and, in the case of a woman, previously either of two depending on marital status: "Miss" if unmarried and "Mrs." if married, widowed, or divorced; more recently, a third ...

  5. Festschrift - Wikipedia

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    In academia, a Festschrift (German pronunciation: [ˈfɛst.ʃʁɪft] ⓘ; plural, Festschriften [ˈfɛst.ʃʁɪftn̩] ⓘ) is a book honoring a respected person, especially an academic, and presented during their lifetime.

  6. List of religious titles and styles - Wikipedia

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    A Sunni Islam term meaning the most respected of the Marjas; it is a Persian name for teacher that is also used by some to denote a teacher of extraordinary respect. Amir al-Mu'minin: Leader of the faithful (only used for four Rashidun Caliphate) Ash Shakur: Ayatollah: In Shi'a Islam, a high ranking title given to clerics. Custodian of the Two ...

  7. Honorifics (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, an honorific (abbreviated HON) is a grammatical or morphosyntactic form that encodes the relative social status of the participants of the conversation. . Distinct from honorific titles, linguistic honorifics convey formality FORM, social distance, politeness POL, humility HBL, deference, or respect through the choice of an alternate form such as an affix, clitic, grammatical ...

  8. Salutation - Wikipedia

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    Examples of non-written salutations are bowing (common in Japan), waving, or even addressing somebody by their name. A salutation can be interpreted as a form of a signal in which the receiver of the salutation is being acknowledged, respected or thanked. Another simple but very common example of a salutation is a military salute.

  9. Taekwondo student oath - Wikipedia

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    Respect all seniors and instructors. Never misuse taekwondo. Be a champion of freedom and justice. Help to build a more peaceful world. The tenets of taekwondo are: Courtesy; Integrity; Perseverance; Self-control; Indomitable spirit; This is normally done in ITF taekwondo and other offshoot taekwondo federations like the GTF or UITF.