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Term Capitalize? cite
God yes MOS:DOCTCAPS
the Lord yes MOS:DOCTCAPS
prophet no MOS:DOCTCAPS
Heaven yes MOS:DOCTCAPS
Hell yes MOS:DOCTCAPS
he (God) no MOS:DOCTCAPS
biblical no MOS:DOCTCAPS
angel no MOS:DOCTCAPS
virgin birth no MOS:DOCTCAPS
original sin no MOS:DOCTCAPS
transubstantiation no MOS:DOCTCAPS
Adoration of the Shepherds yes proper noun
Passionist nuns no common usage
circle of Hell no common usage


Positions, offices, and occupational titles

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Offices, titles, and positions such as president, king, emperor, grand duke, lord mayor, pope, bishop, abbot, prime minister, leader of the opposition, chief financial officer, and executive director are common nouns and therefore should be in lower case when used generically: Mitterrand was the French president or There were many presidents at the meeting. They are capitalized only in the following cases:

  • When followed by a person's name to form a title, i.e., when they can be considered to have become part of the name: President Nixon, not president Nixon; Pope John XXIII, not pope John XXIII.
  • When a title is used to refer to a specific person as a substitute for their name during their time in office, e.g., the King, not the king (referring to Charles III); the Pope, not the pope (referring to Francis).
  • When a formal title for a specific entity (or conventional translation thereof) is addressed as a title or position in and of itself, is not plural, is not preceded by a modifier (including a definite or indefinite article), and is not a reworded description:
Unmodified, denoting a title Modified or reworded, denoting a description
Richard Nixon was President of the United States.
  • Richard Nixon was the president of the United States.
  • Richard Nixon was a president of the United States.
  • Nixon was the 37th president of the United States.
  • Nixon was one of the more controversial American presidents.
  • Mao met with US president Richard Nixon in 1972.
  • A controversial American president, Richard Nixon, resigned.
  • Camp David is a mountain retreat for presidents of the United States.
Theresa May became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2016.
  • Theresa May was the prime minister of the United Kingdom.
  • Theresa May is a former prime minister of the United Kingdom.
Louis XVI became King of France and Navarre in 1774, later styled King of the French (1791–1792).
  • Louis XVI was a king of France.
  • Louis XVI was the king of France when the French Revolution began.
  • The French king, Louis XVI, was later beheaded.

Even when used with a name, capitalization is not required for commercial and informal titles: OtagoSoft vice-president Chris Henare; team co-captain Chan.