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CAPITALIZATION DICTIONARY KATHY IDE Copyright © 2017 by Kathy Ide ISBN: 978-1541166677 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means— electronic, mechanical, photo-copying, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews. For information, address Hartline Literary Agency, 123 Queenston Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15235. INTRODUCTION How many times have you been writing or editing a manuscript and got stopped because you weren’t sure whether a word should be capitalized or not? Sure, you could get out your in-print dictionary or style guide, or go to your online subscription or CD-ROM. And if you spend a bit of time researching, you might find the answer you’re looking for. But wouldn’t it be easier if you had an alphabetized list you could check at a glance? Well, now you do! Often, different reference books have different answers. So the first thing you need to know is which reference has the answer you need. If you’re writing a book manuscript (or a short story that will be included in a book) or an article for a popular-style magazine, you need to go by the rules in The Chicago Manual of Style and the spellings in Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. If you’re writing an article for a newspaper or a journalistic-style magazine, you want to follow The Associated Press Stylebook and Webster’s New World College Dictionary. If you’re writing for a Christian publisher, or self-publishing for a Christian audience, you should check The Christian Writer’s Manual of Style for capitalization of religious terms. Sometimes a dictionary will list a lowercased word and then say the word is “often capitalized.” In those cases, either is acceptable, but the lowercase spelling is preferred, the capitalized spelling being the alternate. Following is an alphabetized list of words listed in the above industry- standard reference books. I’ve included the sources where I’ve found these words with abbreviated designations: CMOS, MW, AP, NWC, CWMS. Trademark names are marked with TM. Reference books change some rules and dictionaries change some spellings in each new edition, especially with technology terms. So make sure you always consult the most recent version. I’ve used the current editions as of this printing. For general capitalization guidelines based on CMOS and AP, I encourage you to check out my Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling iii Authors (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas, January 2014). It covers capitalization topics such as: • Academic subjects, courses, and degrees • Family relationships • First words after a colon • Military forces • Place names • Professional titles • Pronouns for deity • Terms of endearment • Titles of books, chapters, articles, poems, movies, etc. • Topographical names This capitalization dictionary is not all-inclusive. If there are any words you think should be listed here, please e-mail me at [email protected] and give me your suggestions for additions that could be included in a future edition. iv -A- a.m. [CMOS, AP] advent of (coming into being or use) [MW] Aaronic priesthood [CWMS] advent, the (Christ’s) [CWMS] Abba (familiar term for God, as in “Father” or “Daddy”) Advent, the (Christ’s) [CWMS] [MW] ABBA (the Swedish pop Advent (four Sundays group) [AP] preceding Christmas) [AP] abomination of desolation Advent calendar, Advent [CWMS] season, Advent Sunday Abrahamic covenant [CWMS] [CWMS] Advocate, the [CWMS] Abraham’s bosom agape (open-mouthed) [CWMS] [MW] Abraham’s side [CWMS] agape (God’s love) [CWMS] abyss (deep hole) [MW] age of grace [CWMS] Abyss, the [CWMS] age to come, the [CWMS] Adam’s apple [MW] agnosticism [CWMS] Adonai [CWMS] air force, the (but the Adrenalin (a product used in United States Army or the a preparation of US Army) [CMOS, AP] levorotatory epinephrine) Air Force One (the US [MW, TM] president’s aircraft) [AP] adrenaline (a blood- Allies, the [CMOS] pressure-raising hormone) [MW] Allied Forces [CMOS] 1 Almighty, the [CWMS] Annunciation, the (the holiday) [CWMS] almighty God (but God Almighty) [CWMS] Anointed, the (referring to Christ) [CWMS] Alpha and Omega (referring to Christ) Anointed One, the [CWMS] (referring to Christ) [CWMS] amillennial [CWMS] anointed Savior [CWMS] amillennialism [CWMS] antediluvian [CWMS] amillennialist [CWMS] ante-Nicene fathers ancient Near East [CWMS] [CWMS] ancient Near Eastern anti-Catholic [CWMS] [CWMS] antichrist (the general spirit, Ancient of Days, the a false Christ, or a person (referring to God) who opposes or denies [CWMS] Christ) [CWMS] angel [CWMS] Antichrist (the individual Angel (referring to a visible referred to in the biblical manifestation of God) book of Revelation) [CWMS] [CWMS] angel Gabriel, the [CWMS] anti-Christian [CWMS] angel of the Lord (referring antichurch [CWMS] to an angel) [CWMS] anti-God [CWMS] Angel of the Lord (referring anti-Semitism [CWMS] to a visible manifestation of God) [CWMS] anti-Trinitarian [CWMS] annunciation, the (the Apocalypse, the [CWMS] announcement of the [CWMS] incarnation to Mary) apocalyptic [CWMS] Apocrypha, the [CWMS] 2 apocryphal [CWMS] archbishop of Canterbury [CWMS] apostle Paul, Peter, et al. [CWMS] Archbishop Smith (or other last name) [CWMS] Apostle Paul, Peter, et al. [AP] ark, the (Noah’s) [CWMS] apostles, the [CWMS] ark of the covenant [CWMS] Apostles’ Creed, the [CWMS] ark of the testimony [CWMS] Apostle to the Gentiles (Paul) [CWMS] army, the (but the United States Army or the US [CWMS] apostolic Army) [CMOS] apostolic age [CWMS] ascension, the [CWMS] apostolic council (Acts 15) Ascension, the [AP], but [CWMS] Jesus’ ascension; the apostolic fathers (the men) ascension of Jesus [AP] [CWMS] Ascension Day [CWMS] Apostolic Fathers (the atheism [CWMS] group of writings) [CWMS] atheist [CWMS] Arabic numeral [MW] atonement, the [CWMS] Aramaean [CWMS] Atonement, the Day of (Yom Kippur) [CWMS] archangel [CWMS] 3 -B- Baal [CWMS] Beast, the (Antichrist) [CWMS] baalism [CWMS] beatification [CWMS] babe in the manger, the [CWMS] beatific vision (theology) [CWMS] baby Jesus, the [CWMS] beatitude, a [CWMS] Babylonian captivity (of the Jews) [CWMS] Beatitudes, the [CWMS] Babylonian Empire bedouin (singular and [CWMS] plural) [CWMS] bachelor of arts [CMOS] Beelzebub [CWMS] Bachelor of Arts [AP] Beelzebul [CWMS] bachelor’s degree [CMOS, Begaa [CWMS] AP] Being (God) [CWMS] Band-Aid (adhesive bandage) [TM] Beloved Apostle, the (John) [CWMS] baptism [CWMS] betrayal, the (Jesus’) baptism, the (of Christ) [CWMS] [CWMS] Bible, the [CWMS] Baptist, the (John the Baptist) [CWMS] Bible Belt, the [CWMS] battle of Armageddon Bible school [CWMS] (final battle) [CWMS] Bible study [CWMS] biblical [CWMS] 5 bidding prayer [CWMS] Book of Truth [CWMS] bishop, a [MW] boy Jesus, the [CWMS] Bishop Jones (or other last brazen altar [CWMS] name) [CWMS] Bread of Life (Bible or blessed name (Christ) Christ) [CWMS] [CWMS] Bridegroom, the (Christ) Blessed Virgin [CWMS] [CWMS] blood of Christ [CWMS] bride of Christ (the church) [CWMS] body, the (of Christ) [CWMS] British thermal unit (Btu acceptable on second (the church) body of Christ reference)—same for [CWMS] singular and plural [AP] Book, the (Bible) [CWMS] brotherhood of man book of Genesis, et al. [CWMS] [CWMS] brussels sprouts [CMOS, Book of Life (book of MW] judgment) [CWMS] Brussels sprouts [AP, NWC] book of the covenant Bubble Wrap (air-filled [CWMS] plastic packaging book of the law [CWMS] material) [TM] Book of the Twelve, the burning bush, the (in [CWMS] Exodus 3) [CWMS] burnt offering [CWMS] 6 -C- Calvary [CWMS] Catholic church, a (the building) [CWMS] Calvinism [CWMS] Catholic Church, the (the Calvinist [CWMS] Roman Catholic Church) Canon, the (Scripture) [CWMS] [CWMS] Catholic Epistles (James, et canon of Scripture, the al.) [CWMS] [CWMS] Catholicism [CWMS] canonical [CWMS] Celestial City (abode of the Canonical Epistles, the redeemed) [CWMS] (James, et al.) [CWMS] Central America [CMOS] canonization [CWMS] central Europe [CMOS] Capitol Hill [MW] ChapStick (lip balm) [TM] captivity, the (of the Jews) charismatic [CWMS] [CWMS] charismatic church Cardinal Richelieu (or other [CWMS] name) [CMOS] charismatic movement cardinal, the [CMOS] [CWMS] CAT scan [MW] cherub [CWMS] catholic (referral to the cherubim [CWMS] church universal, or meaning chief priest [CWMS] “comprehensive”) (Christ) [CWMS, MW] Chief Shepherd [CWMS] 7 child Jesus [CWMS] the books of Chronicles) [CWMS] children of Israel [CWMS] church, the (body of Christ) chosen people (Jews) [CWMS] [CWMS] The word church is only Christ [CWMS] capitalized when referring to the Church Christ child [CWMS] of England or the christen [CWMS] Church of Rome, or the Roman Catholic Church christening [CWMS] (Catholic Church for Christian (noun and short), or when it is part of the official name of a adjective) [CWMS] specific church, such as Christian Era [CWMS] “the First Baptist Church of Anaheim.” Christian socialism [CWMS] church (building) [CWMS] christianize [CWMS] church (service) [CWMS] christianization [CWMS] church age [CWMS] Christianlike [CWMS] church and state [CWMS] Christlike [CWMS] church father(s) [CWMS] Christlikeness [CWMS] church in America [CWMS] Christmas Day [CWMS] Church of England Christmas Eve [CWMS] [CWMS] Christmastide [CWMS] Church of Rome [CWMS] christological [CWMS] city Christology [CWMS] Capitalize city when it follows a name and is christophany [CWMS] used as an accepted part Chronicler, the (the of the name (e.g., New anonymous compiler of York City). Capitalize 8 when referring to the Comforter, the (Holy governmental body Spirit) [CWMS] rather than the place (e.g., “She works for the commandment (first, et al.) City of Chicago.”) [CWMS] [CMOS] commandments, the Capitalize city if it is part of [CWMS] a proper name (e.g., Commandments, the Ten Kansas City) or a regularly used nickname [CWMS] (e.g., Windy City, City Communion (sacrament) of Light, Fun City). [CWMS, AP, MW] Lowercase elsewhere; e.g., a Texas city; the communion (sharing, city government; the city fellowship, Board of Education.