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I think the usage for something like ''pope'' or ''ecumenical patriarch'' or ''bishop'' is like the terms ''mom'' and ''dad''. If I'm referring to my mom, it's lowercase. If I'm using ''Mom'' as her name — e.g., "That's not what Mom would do!" — then it's uppercase. I wish I had my CMOS with me. Better yet, I wish they'd put the CMOS online. --[[User:Basil|Basil]] 23:07, 15 Jan 2005 (CST) | I think the usage for something like ''pope'' or ''ecumenical patriarch'' or ''bishop'' is like the terms ''mom'' and ''dad''. If I'm referring to my mom, it's lowercase. If I'm using ''Mom'' as her name — e.g., "That's not what Mom would do!" — then it's uppercase. I wish I had my CMOS with me. Better yet, I wish they'd put the CMOS online. --[[User:Basil|Basil]] 23:07, 15 Jan 2005 (CST) | ||
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| + | : After research, they are indeed epithets. See [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=epithet Dictionary.com for ''epithet'']. In addition to the example of "The Great Emancipator" as an epithet for President Lincoln, see also [http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/cmosfaq/cmosfaq.CapitalizationTitles.html#qa100 Chicago Manual of Style - Q & A - Capitalization, Titles]. The CMOS also prefers not to capitalize nouns like ''pope'' unless being used as a title (i.e., with a name): ''Pope Benign XXI''. That's earlier on that same page. --[[User:Basil|Basil]] 23:34, 15 Jan 2005 (CST) | ||
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bride of Christ / body of Christ: I think they're epithets, not titles. I'll look into that and report back.
I think the usage for something like pope or ecumenical patriarch or bishop is like the terms mom and dad. If I'm referring to my mom, it's lowercase. If I'm using Mom as her name — e.g., "That's not what Mom would do!" — then it's uppercase. I wish I had my CMOS with me. Better yet, I wish they'd put the CMOS online. --Basil 23:07, 15 Jan 2005 (CST)
- After research, they are indeed epithets. See Dictionary.com for epithet. In addition to the example of "The Great Emancipator" as an epithet for President Lincoln, see also Chicago Manual of Style - Q & A - Capitalization, Titles. The CMOS also prefers not to capitalize nouns like pope unless being used as a title (i.e., with a name): Pope Benign XXI. That's earlier on that same page. --Basil 23:34, 15 Jan 2005 (CST)
