Professional Documents
Culture Documents
titles
of
honor,
academic,
religious
and
Her Majesty, His Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth, the Pope, the
Chancellor, Prime Minister, Member of Parliament, Senator, Mr.
President, Professor Austin, Sir Thomas Browne, Doctor Watson
5. Official names:
The Government, the Federal Reserve System, the Democratic Party, the
Nazis, the Treaty of Versailles, the First World War, Dark Ages, the
Renaissance, the Antiquity (but the antiquity)
Generic terms, such as colony, department, dominion, empire, kingdom,
republic, state, territory, church, club, college, company, railroad, school,
are capitalized when they appear as part of a historical or political term,
or form a name of an institution: British Empire, Commonwealth of
Australia, Holy Roman Empire, State of Illinois, Lincoln High School.
6. Religious terms:
God, the Almighty, Providence, Lord, Creator, Christ, the Saviour, the
Messiah, the Virgin Mary, Holy Ghost, Satan, Jehovah, Manitou, the Bible,
the Scriptures, Old Testament, the Book of Job, Gospel of Luke, Koran,
Mohammedan, Easter, Thanksgiving, Boxing Day, Christmas Eve
7. Weekdays, months:
Monday, December
Mars, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Moon, Earth, the Evening Star, Great Bear,
Sirius, Halleys Comet
Sun, moon and earth are capitalized only when they are used as planets.