honorificabilitudinitatibus
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honorificabilitudinitatibus
- /ˌɒn.əˌɹɪf.ɪ.kəˌbɪl.ɪˌt(j)uː.dɪ.nɪˈteɪ.tɪ.bəs/ UK
- /-ˈtæ-/ UK
- /ˌɑn.əˌɹɪf.ɪ.kəˌbɪl.əˌt(j)u.dɪ.nɪˈteɪ.tɪ.bəs/ US
- /-ˈtæ-/ US
- [-ɾɪ-] US
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Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin honōrificābilitūdinitātibus, the ablative and dative plural of honōrificābilitūdinitās (“the state of being able to achieve honours”).
noun
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The state of being able to achieve honours; honourableness.
Phyſitions deafen our eares with the Honorificabilitudinitatibus of their heauenly Panachæa their ſoueraigne Guiacum, their gliſters, their triacles, their mithridates of fortie ſeuerall poyſons compacted, their bitter Rubarbe, and tortuting Stibium.
Similar: honorificabilitudinity
- Used as a person's title or the name of a thing meaning "honourable one", or simply as a very long word to indicate prolixity. Clow[ne]. O they haue lyud long on the almſbaſket of vvordes. I maruaile thy M[aster] hath not eaten thee for a vvorde, for thou art not ſo long by the head as honorificabilitudinitatibus: Thou art eaſier ſvvallovved then a flapdragon.
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noun state of being able to achieve honours — see also honorableness
| Kiswahili | heshimiwa |
|---|---|
| Français | honorificabilitudinitatibe |
| Русский | состояние быть способным принять почесть sostojanije bytʹ sposobnym prinjatʹ počestʹ, способность принять почести sposobnostʹ prinjatʹ počesti |
| עברית | כביד kabíd |
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title = {honorificabilitudinitatibus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/honorificabilitudinitatibus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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