This is an index of religious honorifics from various religions.
See main article: Buddhism.
| Buddhist honorifics and titles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | Description | ||||
| Dalai Lama | |||||
| Gaden Tripa | |||||
| Panchen Lama | |||||
| Ani | |||||
| Dob-dob | |||||
| Dorje Lopön | |||||
| Gyalwang Drukpa | |||||
| Gelongma | |||||
| Geshe | |||||
| Je Khenpo | |||||
| Karmapa | |||||
| Khenpo | |||||
| Lama | The teachers of Dharma in Tibet. | ||||
| Pandita | |||||
| Rinpoche | |||||
| Third Bardor Tulku Rinpoche | |||||
| Shabdrung | |||||
| Shamarpa | |||||
| Tai Situpa | |||||
| Tulku | In Tibetan Buddhism, a Lama who has through phowa and siddhi consciously determined to be reborn, often many times, in order to continue their Bodhisattva vow. | ||||
| Acharya | |||||
| Agga Maha Pandita | |||||
| Ajahn | |||||
| Ajari | |||||
| Anāgāmi | |||||
| Anagarika | |||||
| Arhat | |||||
| Ayya | |||||
| Bhikkhu | |||||
| Bhikkhuni | |||||
| Bodhisattva | |||||
| Chakravartin | |||||
| Dhammacari | |||||
| Dharmarakṣita (Sanskrit "Protected by the Dharma") | |||||
| Jisha | |||||
| Kaisan | |||||
| Maha Kapphina | |||||
| Mae ji | |||||
| Mahasiddha | |||||
| Oshō | |||||
| Pratyekabuddha | |||||
| Rōshi | |||||
| Sakadagami | |||||
| Samanera | |||||
| Samaneri | |||||
| Sāvakabuddha | |||||
| Sayadaw | |||||
| Sensei | |||||
| Sikkhamānā | |||||
| Singhai | |||||
| Sotāpanna | |||||
| Śrāvaka | |||||
| Sunim | |||||
| Temple boy | |||||
| Tenzo | |||||
| Thero | |||||
| Thilashin | |||||
| Unsui | |||||
| Upajjhaya | |||||
| Upāsaka and Upāsikā | |||||
| Vajracharya | |||||
See main article: Ecclesiastical titles and styles.
See main article: Eastern Orthodox Church.
| Eastern Orthodox honorifics and titles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | Description | ||||
| Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople | Ecumenical Patriarch [insert name], His All-Holiness, Your All-Holiness. Bishop of Constantinople, with primacy within Orthodox communion; Successor of Saint Andrew the Apostle, one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus Christ | ||||
| Patriarch | Patriarch [insert name] of [place], Patriarch, His Beatitude, Your Beatitude. The Patriarch of Alexandria is successor of Mark the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of Mark. The Patriarch of Antioch is one of the successors of Saint Peter, one of the Apostle of Jesus Christ. The Patriarch of Jerusalem is successor of Saint James the Just, one of Apostles of Jesus Christ. | ||||
| Archbishop of an independent Church | The Most Reverend Archbishop [insert name] of [place], Archbishop John, His Beatitude, Your Beatitude. | ||||
| Archbishop of a sub-national Church | The Most Reverend Archbishop [insert name] of [place], Archbishop John, His Eminence, Your Eminence. | ||||
| Metropolitan | The Most Reverend Metropolitan [insert name] of [place], Metropolitan John, His Eminence, Your Eminence. | ||||
| Titular Metropolitan | The Most Reverend Metropolitan [insert name] of [place], His Excellency, Your Excellency. Some Metropolitans use the style "The Very Most Reverend", and a Metropolitan who is the head of an independent Church is addressed as "Beatitude" rather than "Excellency". | ||||
| Bishop | The Most Reverend Bishop [insert name] of [place], Bishop [insert name], His Grace, Your Grace. | ||||
| Titular/Auxiliary Bishop | Same as for Bishops, above, and in other languages Sayedna (Arabic), Despota (Greek), Vladika (Russian). | ||||
| Priest (Presbyter) | The Reverend Father or Father. | ||||
| Protopriest | The Very Reverend Protopriest or Father. | ||||
| Archpriest | The Very Reverend Archpriest [insert name] or Father. | ||||
| Archimandrite | The Very Reverend Archimandrite [insert name], or The Right Reverend Archimandrite, or Father. | ||||
| Hieromonk (Priest-monk) | The Reverend Hieromonk or Father. In other languages Abouna (Arabic), Pappas (Greek), Batushka (Russian) | ||||
| Priest's Wife | Presbytera Mary (Greek), Khouria Mary (Arabic), Matushka Mary (Russian), Popadiya Mary (Serbian), Panimatushka (Ukrainian) | ||||
| Deacon | The Reverend Father [insert name], Deacon [insert name], Father [insert name], Deacon Father [insert name], Deacon [insert name] | ||||
| Protodeacon | The Reverend Protodeacon [insert name], Father [insert name], Deacon Father [insert name], Deacon [insert name] | ||||
| Archdeacon | The Reverend Archdeacon [insert name], Father [insert name], Deacon Father [insert name], Deacon [insert name]. | ||||
| Hierodeacon (Deacon-monk) | The Reverend Hierodeacon [insert name], Father [insert name] | ||||
| Deacon's Wife | Diakonissa Mary (Greek), or the same titles as a priest's wife | ||||
| Abbot | The Right Reverend Abbot [insert name], Abbot [insert name], Father [insert name] | ||||
| Abbess | The Reverend Mother Superior [insert name], The Very Reverend Abbess [insert name], Reverend Mother [insert name], Mother [insert name] | ||||
| Monk | Monk [insert name], Father [insert name] | ||||
| Rassophore Monk | Rassophore Monk [insert name], Father [insert name] | ||||
| Stavrophore Monk | Stavrophore Monk [insert name], Father [insert name] | ||||
| Schemamonk | Schemamonk [insert name], Father [insert name] | ||||
| Novice | Novice [insert name]; or Brother [insert name]. The title "Brother" is a result of Latin influence; the title is only given to some novices with a special blessing. | ||||
| Nun | Nun [insert name], Mother [insert name] | ||||
| Rassophore Nun | Rassophore Nun [insert name], Sister [insert name] | ||||
| Novice | Sister [insert name] | ||||
See main article: Latter Day Saint movement and Priesthood (Latter Day Saints).
| Latter Day Saints honorifics and titles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | Description | ||||
| Apostle | "Elder [surname]" | ||||
| President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (or Acting President) | "President [surname]" | ||||
| Bishop | "Bishop [surname]" (the title is often retained as a courtesy after the individual is released from the calling) | ||||
| Counselors in a Bishopric | "Brother [surname]" | ||||
| Presiding Bishop and counselors in the Presiding Bishopric | "Bishop [surname]" (the title is often retained as a courtesy after the individual is released from the calling) | ||||
| Branch president | "President [surname]" | ||||
| Counselors in a branch presidency | "Brother [surname]" | ||||
| Deacon | "Brother [surname]" | ||||
| District President and counselors in a district presidency | "President [surname]" | ||||
| Elder | "Brother [surname]" (except for full-time missionaries, in which case it is "Elder [surname]") | ||||
| High priest | "Brother [surname]" (except for full-time missionaries, in which case it is "Elder [surname]") | ||||
| Full-time missionaries (female) | "Sister [surname]" | ||||
| Full-time missionaries (male) | "Elder [surname]" | ||||
| Mission president | "President [surname]" | ||||
| Counselors in a mission presidency | "President [surname]" | ||||
| Mission president's wife | "Sister [surname]" | ||||
| Patriarch | "Brother [surname]" or "Patriarch [surname]" | ||||
| Presiding Patriarch | "Elder [surname]" or "Patriarch [surname]" | ||||
| Priest | "Brother [surname]" | ||||
| President of the Church and counselors in the First Presidency | "President [surname]" | ||||
| Presidents of the Seventy | "Elder [surname]" | ||||
| Seventy | "Elder [surname]" | ||||
| Local and general Relief Society, Young Women, Young Men, Sunday School, and Primary presidents | "President [surname]" | ||||
| Stake President and counselors in a stake presidency | "President [surname]" | ||||
| Teacher | "Brother [surname]" | ||||
| Temple president | "President [surname]" | ||||
| Counselors in a temple presidency | "President [surname]" | ||||
| Matron (temple president's wife) | "Sister [surname]" | ||||
| Assistant to the Matron (wife of a temple presidency counselor) | "Sister [surname]" | ||||
| President (LDS Church honorific) | "President [surname]" is used for most positions that use the word "President" in the title (including all quorum presidents), with the following exceptions:
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See main article: Protestant Christianity.
| Protestant Christian honorifics and titles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | Description | ||||
| Preacher | Some churches in the United States | ||||
| Pastor | |||||
| Reverend | |||||
| Elder | Some Presbyterian denominations distinguish between Teaching Elder (aka Minister of Word and Sacrament or Pastor) and Ruling Elder. Teaching Elders are ordained by the Presbytery and fill the role of pastor. Ruling Elders are ordained by the local church and serve on a board that leads the church. | ||||
| Deacon | |||||
| Priestess | Specific to Christian spiritualist, Independent protestant, and Non-denominational Christian, women who are ministers.[1] [2] [3] | ||||
| Bishop | See also Bishop (Catholic Church) | ||||
| Archbishop | |||||
| Resident Bishop | This title is exclusive to the United Methodist Church. | ||||
| Doctor | Most common in non-mainline churches (Doctor of Metaphysics (D.o.M. or Latin Dr. mph.) and Doctor of Divinity (D.o.D., alternative: D.D.). High ranking teachers in certain evangelical institutions bear the title "Scolasticus Theologicae" or “Professor” (ecclesiastical) (Pundit/Clerical professor of Theology). These are clerical titles, not academic. | ||||
| Catholicism titles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | Description | ||||
| Pope | "His Holiness", "Your Holiness"Bishop of Rome, with primacy within the universal college of bishops. Presiding bishop of the entire Catholic communion, Patriarch of the Latin Church, Primate of Italy, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Province, Successor of Saint Peter. | ||||
| Patriarch | "His Beatitude", "Your Beatitude"The presiding bishop of an autocephalous, sui iuris, or autonomous church. | ||||
| Cardinal | "His Eminence", "Your Eminence"A member of the college of cardinals, given secondary incardination to the Church of Rome and therefore as electors of the bishop of Rome (pope). An adjunct honor and responsibility on top of their primary office (as arch/bishop of a diocese, president of a dicastery, nuncio, etc) | ||||
| Major Archbishop | "His Excellency", "Your Excellency" / Most ReverendMajor archbishops are the heads of some of the Eastern Catholic Churches. Their authority within their sui juris church is equal to that of a patriarch, but they receive fewer ceremonial honors. | ||||
| Primate | Primate can be used as synonymous for "presiding bishop" at any level within the church - e.g., a patriarch is primate within his autonomous church, a Metropolitan is primate within his province, etc. Most commonly in the Latin Church, it is a title given to the bishop of the oldest diocese or local church within a nation or country, and historically would preside over national synods (now a role taken on by elected presidents of bishops conferences). | ||||
| Metropolitan Archbishop | "His Excellency", "Your Excellency" / Most ReverendA metropolitan archbishop is an bishop of a diocese which has primacy within an ecclesiastical province, or group of dioceses. In addition to his regular duties as diocesan bishop, he presides over meetings of all the bishops in a province. Sometimes a metropolitan may also be the head of an autocephalous, sui iuris, or autonomous church when the number of adherents of that tradition are small. In the Latin Rite, metropolitans are always archbishops; in many Eastern churches, the title is "metropolitan," with some of these churches using "archbishop" as a separate office. | ||||
| Archbishop | "His Excellency", "Your Excellency" / Most ReverendWhile most archbishops are metropolitan archbishops, on occasion a non-Metropolitan may be a titular archbishop, an archbishop ad personam, coadjutor archbishops, or diocesan archbishops whose see is no longer a metropolitan see. In these cases it is largely an honorific only. | ||||
| Bishop | "His Excellency", "Your Excellency" / Most Reverend, Most Rev.Most bishops are the chief pastor of a diocese or eparchy with geographical boundaries, having authority over all of presbyters, deacons, and lay ecclesial ministers therein. A coadjutor bishop is an assistant bishop who has the automatic right to succeed the incumbent diocesan bishop. The appointment of coadjutors is often seen as a means of providing for continuity of church leadership. An auxiliary bishop is a titular bishop who is an assistant to a diocesan bishop. He is to be appointed as a vicar general or at least as an episcopal vicar of the diocese in which he serves.[4] A titular bishop is an official who is ordained bishop but not functioning in an episcopal office, so is given title to a defunct diocese (a titular see). He may serve as an auxiliary bishop of a diocese or as an official of the Roman Curia. | ||||
| Vicar General | Very Reverend, Very Rev., Reverend Monsignor, Rev. Msgr.A presbyter granted vicarious authority from a diocesan bishop for the entire diocese, as a kind of "vice bishop" for administrative purposes. Often also acts as moderator of the curia / chief of staff. | ||||
| Chorbishop | A chorbishop is an official of a diocese in some Eastern Christian churches. Chorbishops are not generally ordained bishops – they are not given the sacrament of Holy Orders in that degree – but function as assistants to the diocesan bishop with certain honorary privileges. | ||||
| Abbot, Prior | Right Reverend, Rt. Rev.The monk in charge of a monastery or abbey, usually also ordained to the presbyterate. | ||||
| Abbess, Prioress | Reverend Mother, Mother AbbessThe nun in charge of a monastery, convent, or abbey. In some traditions, ordained to the diaconate. | ||||
| Episcopal Vicar | Very Reverend, Very Rev.A bishop or priest granted vicarious authority from a diocesan bishop for a specific area of ministry (e.g., Judicial Vicar, Vicar for Clergy, etc.). A deacon or lay ecclesial minister may be appointed to the same role, but typically called by a different title. | ||||
| Vicar Forane, Dean | Very Reverend, Very Rev.A presbyter (or, historically, a deacon) with primacy within a specific deanery or vicariate, a subdivision of a diocese consisting of several parishes. | ||||
| Knight/Dame of the Order of Pius IX, the Order of St. Gregory, the Order of Pope St. Sylvester | "Sir", "Dame"Three classes of papal honours for laity. Purely honorary. | ||||
| Protonotary Apostolic, Honorary Prelate, Chaplain of His Holiness | Reverend Monsignor, Rev. Msgr., or simply Monsignor.Three classes of papal honours for clergy. Purely honorary. | ||||
| Canon | Very Reverend, Very Rev., Canon[5] Members of a 'chapter' of a cathedral or other significant church. Originally indicative of simply a community of clergy living a semi-religious/monastic life, now often used purely as an honorific. | ||||
| Presbyter, Priest | Reverend, Rev., FatherPresbyter is the official name of the ministers commonly called 'priest'; persons ordained to the presbyterate. Presbyters are ordained as ministers of word and sacrament, most commonly assigned to serve as pastors of parishes or to assist in this ministry. | ||||
| Pastor, "parish priest" | Presbyter given charge of a parish or other stable community of the faithful, under the authority of the diocesan bishop. Supervises other presbyters, deacons, and lay ecclesial ministers serving in the parish. A deacon or lay ecclesial minister may serve in this role, but is given a different title (e.g., Pastoral Life Director, Pastoral Coordinator, etc.) | ||||
| Parochial Vicar | A presbyter assigned to assist at a parish, under the authority of the pastor. | ||||
| Deacon (Permanent/Vocational) | Referred to as Reverend Deacon, or Deacon.A minister ordained to the diaconate, as a collaborator with the bishop and extension of his ministry. Traditionally an alternate vocational path equal to and alongside the presbyterate. | ||||
| Lay Ecclesial Ministers, Pastoral Workers, Catechists | Referred to by appropriate civil titles (Dr., Mr., Ms., etc.)Non-ordained yet vocational and professional ministers authorised by the diocesan bishop or other ecclesiastical authority. Typically with the same education and formation as a presbyter or deacon. | ||||
| Chaplain | A minister who has been entrusted with the spiritual care of some specific organization. May be ordained or a lay ecclesial minister. | ||||
| Religious Brothers, including monks, friars | Referred to as Brother, Br., or Rev. Br.A man who has taken solemn vows to a form of community life. | ||||
| Religious Sisters, including nuns | Referred to as Sister, Sr., or Rev. Sr.A woman who has taken solemn vows to a form of community life. | ||||
| Transitional Deacon (seminarian) | Referred to as Reverend Mister, Rev. Mr. | ||||
| Father | The style "Father" is an ancient form of address for any clergy: Bishop, Presbyter, or (permanent) Deacon. Only transitional deacons should not be addressed as such. In some cultures, it is most common to refer to bishops by their title or style (e.g., Bishop Peter), only presbyters as "Father", and deacons as "Deacon". | ||||
See main article: Hinduism.
| Hinduism honorifics and titles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | Description | ||||
| Abhyasi | "One who studies" | ||||
| Acharya | Head of Organization (can marry and have children) | ||||
| Bhagat | Devotee | ||||
| Chakravartin | the emperor of whole earth | ||||
| Shankaracharya | |||||
| Devadasi | a woman devotee who is living for god | ||||
| Dvija | |||||
| Firekeeper | |||||
| Godman | The Godman is a Hindu ascetic | ||||
| Goswami | |||||
| Guru | Originally referring in Sanskrit to Brihaspati, a Hindu divine figure, today the term is commonly used in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, as well as in many new religious movements. | ||||
| Gymnosophists | |||||
| Jagad guru | world guru or world teacher | ||||
| Mahamandaleshwar | |||||
| Mahant | Head of an Organization (could be an Acharya or Sadhu) | ||||
| Maharshi | great sage Or great rishi | ||||
| Mantrik | a priest who knows black magic | ||||
| Melshanthi | |||||
| Pandit | Brahmin scholar or teacher or any person who is scholar in anything | ||||
| Paramahamsa | Refers to the 500 Paramhamsa (Sadhus) initiated by Purna Purushottam Nārāyan (Bhagwan Swaminarayan) | ||||
| Paramguru | the ultimate teacher or ultimate guru | ||||
| Pujari | a priest who does worship to god or goddess | ||||
| Rajarshi | the king of all sage, or a king who lives like a sage | ||||
| Rishi | or "Sadhu" | ||||
| Rishi Muni | same as "Rishi" | ||||
| Sadhaka | higher level of disciple, student who is of highest level in knowledge or on path of enlightenment | ||||
| Sadhu | Religious ascetic or holy person. Dressed in saffron clothes. Sadhus live a life free from greed, ego, lust, anger, and other panchvishays (pleasure senses). Placed at the top of the caste pyramid. Also known as Monks, Yogi, Saints, Sant, Santos, or Sadhus. | ||||
| Saint | Also known as Sadhu, Sant, Santos. | ||||
| Sannyasa | Leaving one's life and joining Sainthood. Becoming a Sadhu. | ||||
| Sant | Also known as Sadhu, Saint, Santos. | ||||
| Satguru | "True Guru" | ||||
| Shaunaka | |||||
| Shishya | disciple, student of guru | ||||
| Swami | An ascetic or yogi who has been initiated into the religious monastic order founded by Adi Sankara,[6] or to a religious teacher.[7] When used as a prefix with a monastic name, "Swami" usually refers to men who have taken the oath of renunciation and abandoned their social status. The monastic name is usually a single word without a first and last name. | ||||
| Yogi | "One who meditates" Also a word for Sadhu, Saint, Sant, Monk. | ||||
See main article: Islam.
| Islamic honorifics and titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Role | Description | |
| ʿAlayhiṣ ṣalāt wa as salām | Means "Upon him prayer and peace"; used for all earlier Prophets and Angels. | |
| ʿAlayhi wa ʿalā ālihi aṣ ṣalāt wa as salām | Means "Upon him and his family be prayer and peace" | |
| Salawāt Allah ʿalayhi wa ālihi | Means "The exaltations of God shall be upon him and his family" | |
| Salawat Allah wa Salamuhu 'Alayhi wa Alihi | Means "The exaltations and peace of God be upon him and his family" | |
| Salla 'llah 'Alayhi wa Alihi wa Sahbihi wa sallam | Means, "May God exalt and bring peace upon him, his family, and his companions" | |
| Salla 'llah 'alayhi wa Alihi wa sallam | Means, "May God exalt and bring peace upon him and his progeny" | |
| Radiya Allaho 'anho | Means "May God be pleased with him"; Used for companions of prophet as well as scholars | |
| Akhoond | ||
| Allamah | 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 Holy Mosques | was Used By Saladin, Sultan Of the Ottoman Empire and Recently used By the King of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | |
| Dervish | One who never disappoint beggars | |
| Emir | ||
| Habib | ||
| Hadrat | Honorific title for all Muslims | |
| Hajji | One who performed the Hajj Pilgrimage | |
| In Shi'a Islam, the Imam is appointed by God, and Muhammed was informed that the number of Imams after him will be 12. | ||
| Karram-Allah-u Wajhahu | Other Honorific title of Ali Ibn Abi Talib | |
| Khwaja | Teacher of All Saints at that time | |
| Khoja | A Turkestani word | |
| Mahdi | The 12th Imam will come either as a first time appearance or as a reappearance after a long occultation. The Mahdi is the greatest teacher, the Messiah of the Islamic World, and the Maitreya of Buddhism. | |
| Makhdoom | ||
| Marabout | A spiritual teacher of Islam as it is taught in the West Africa and Maghreb, The word comes from the Berber concept of Saint. The "marabout" is known as "Sayyed" (سيد) to the Arabic speaking Maghribians. | |
| Marja | In Shi'a Islam, The name means source to follow. | |
| A Persian word for teacher meaning Master. | ||
| Mawlānā | Learned one of Qur'an And Hadhith | |
| Mohyeddin | Means Reviver of the Faith or Reviver of Religion. The designation of Mohyeddin as a title carries religious connotations within Islamic theology, rooted in the concept of tajdid (renewal). | |
| Moinuddin | ||
| Mu'min | Highest Rank For followers of Qur'Aan and Hadhith | |
| A guide on the Path to the Source of living Water (the divine sharia law) is called Mufti. | ||
| Someone who has profound knowledge of the Haddith, and teaches by Narration, or storytelling. | ||
| The title of the teachers at the Madrasahs, Islamic schools. Mullah is a teacher in regard of being respected as a vicar and guardian of Qur'an and the Islamic traditions. | ||
| Mujaddid | Someone sent by God to aid the Umma and revive Islam at the beginning of every century . | |
| Murshid | Spiritual Teacher | |
| Otin | ||
| Peace be upon him | Used for Friends of Allah | |
| Pir | Spiritual Leader [Male] | |
| Pirani | Spiritual Leader [Female] | |
| Qalandar | Mystic | |
| Radhiallahu 'anhu | Used for Friends of Allah with Highest Rank | |
| Rahimahullah | Used for Friends of Allah | |
| Rais | Chief, Leader (Arabic) | |
| Sayyid | Descendant of Prophet Muhammad's Daughter Named Fatima Al Zahra | |
| Seghatoleslam | In Shi'a Islam, is an honorific title, that designates narrators whose justice and trustworthiness have been explicitly verified. | |
| Sharif | To Give Respect | |
| Sheikh | An Arabic honorific term that literally means Elder. It is a long historic debate in many cultures whether the elder in itself denotes the role and status of a teacher. | |
| Sheikh ul-Islam | ||
| Subhanahu wa ta'ala | ||
| Sultan | King | |
| Sultana | King [Female] Used only for Razia Sultan of Delhi Sultanat | |
| Thangal | ||
| Ulema/Ulama | Ulema or Ulama are usually referred to as the docters of the Sacred Islamic Religion and Law.[8] | |
| Ustaz | Teacher (in Arabic) | |
| Jewish honorifics and titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Role | Description | |
| Rabbi | Literally means ‘great one’. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root word רַב, rav, which in biblical Hebrew means ‘great’ or ‘distinguished (in knowledge)’. | |
| Av Beit Din | ||
| Chief Rabbi | ||
| Choizer | Reb yoel | |
| Fellow Student | ||
| Gadol | ||
| Gaon | ||
| Hakham | ||
| Hakham Bashi | ||
| Illui | ||
| Kohen Gadol | ||
| Lamdan | ||
| Maggid | ||
| Maran | ||
| Mashgiach ruchani | ||
| Mashpia | ||
| Meiniach | ||
| Nagid | ||
| Posek | ||
| Rav | ||
| Rebbe | ||
| Rishon LeZion | ||
| Rosh yeshiva | ||
| Savoraim | ||
| Segan | ||
| Talmid Chacham | ||
| Tzadik | ||
| Archipheracite | ||
| Badchen | ||
| Cantor | This title has a different meaning in Reform Judaism. | |
| Gabbai | ||
| Kohen | ||
| Mashgiach | ||
| Mashgiach ruchani | ||
| Mashpia | ||
| Melamed | ||
| Meshulach | ||
| Mohel | ||
| Cantorate | This position had a different meaning to the Reform Jewish in the 19th Century. | |
| Rosh yeshiva | ||
| Sandek | ||
| Schulklopfer | ||
| Shaliah | ||
| Shechita | ||
| Sofer | ||
| Tzadikim Nistarim | ||
| Rabbanit | ||
| Admo"r | "Admor" is an acronym for "Adonainu, Morainu, VeRabbeinu," a phrase meaning "Our Master, Our Teacher, and Our Rebbe." This is an honorific title given to scholarly leaders of a Jewish community. In writing, this title is placed before the name, as in "Admor of Pinsk" or "R' (stands for Rabbi, Rav, or Reb) Ploni Almoni, Admor of Redomsk." | |
| Shlit"a | 'Shlit"a' is an acronym for "Sheyikhye Lirot Yamim Tovim Arukim/Amen," "May he live a good long life" or "May he live a good life, Amen," given to a revered rabbi or to someone's child's Rebbe (teacher). This title is usually placed before the name. | |
| K'vod K'dushat | "K'vod K'dushat," meaning "The honor of [his] holiness". This title is usually placed before the name. It is found as early as in the 1531 edition of the Arukh.[9] | |
| Shy' | "Shy'" is an acronym for "Sheyikhye," meaning "May he live". This title is usually placed after the name. | |
| Pagan honorifics and titles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | Description | ||||
| Volkhvy | Heathen priests among the pre-Christian Rus' people. | ||||
| Zhrets | Sacrificial and divinatory priests within the Slavic Religion | ||||
| Gothi/Gythia | A title sometimes used by adherents of Heathenism, referring to a priest or ceremonial leader. | ||||
| Witch | A title used by someone who practices Witchcraft. Many Wiccans are Witches because of the inclusion of witchcraft in many Wiccan traditions. Most Witches are not Wiccans and practice Traditional Craft or folk magic. | ||||
| Priest/Priestess | A title that may be used within various forms of Paganism. In Wicca, it denotes a male or female who has been initiated into the priesthood in the 1st or 2nd degree depending on the tradition. | ||||
| High Priest/High Priestess | A Wiccan role. One becomes a High Priest/ess once they attain the second or third degree, depending upon which tradition of Wicca they belong to. | ||||
| Bard | 1st degree (after candidacy/initiation) title used by the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids that is primarily centered on song, spoken word, memory, tradition, and poetry.[10] | ||||
| Ovate | 2nd degree used by the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids. It is the centered on healing, divination, and herbalism.[11] | ||||
| Druid | A masculine term for someone who practices druidry, the indigenous spirituality of the Celts. People who belong to a grove or are members of a druid order will use this term generically regardless of gender to indicate they practice the overall faith instead of a holding the rank of a specific degree title. In the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids, druid is the gender neutral 3rd degree, the priest title, centered on teaching, philosophy, mysticism, and other leadership roles.[12] | ||||
| Druidess | The female form of the word druid. A woman who practices the druid spirituality. Mainly found in Irish mythology. | ||||
| Archdruid | A title that is held by the chief or head of a druid order. Sometimes independent groves (druid form of circle/coven) may have an archdruid, but generally this is reserved for the head of an entire organization such as the Reformed Druids of North America (RDNA),[13] The Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA),[14] Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship (our own druidism in Irish),[15] and the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids in England.[16] | ||||
| Solitary practitioner | A person who practices Neopaganism alone and does not belong to a group, circle, grove or organization. Sometimes they may belong to a group or organization, but may live too far from other members to attend and chose to do a solitary practice. This is often the case with druid orders that are national and international organizations and have members spread out across the globe. Members of groups and organizations who attend functions will often have a solitary practice but this is not a "solitary practitioner". | ||||
| Santero/Santera | A person who is the priest or priestess clergy in Santeria. | ||||
| Houngan/Mambo | A person who is the priest or priestess in Haitian Voodoo. | ||||
| Raëlism honorifics and titles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | Description | ||||
| 'Guide of Guides' | The main head of Raëlian faith and self-described as 'Planetary Guide' | ||||
| Bishop (Raëlism) | Head of continental, national and regional chapters and self-subscribed as 'Continental head, National and Regional guides' | ||||
| Priest (Raëlism) | Head of National and regional chapters and self-subscribed as 'National and Regional guides' | ||||
| Assistant Priest | Head of Regional chapter and self-subscribed as 'Regional guide' | ||||
| Organizer | Leader of the organized Raëlian group. | ||||
| Assistant Organizer | Assistant to a leader of the Raëlian group. | ||||
See main article: Scientology.
| Scientology honorifics and titles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | Description | ||||
| Chairman (Scientology) | The main head of Scientologist faith, Religious Technology Center, and Church of Spiritual Technology | ||||
| Officer (Scientology) | The head of Sea Org | ||||
| President (Scientology) | The head of most all Scientology-related organizations like the Church of Scientology International | ||||
See main article: Serer religion.
| Serer honorifics and titles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | Description | ||||
| Lamane | "Master of the land". Ancient lamanic class of the Serer people. Guardians of Serer religion, laws and ethics. Extinct (see States headed by ancient Serer Lamanes). | ||||
| Saltigue | "Ministers of the religious cult". The Serer priestly class. | ||||
See main article: Zoroastrianism.
| Zoroastrianism honorifics and titles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | Description | ||||
| Mobad, Mobedyar | |||||
| Herbad | |||||
| Dastur | |||||