Writing Style Guide Glossary

Lowercase. See also sacraments

Biannual means twice a year and is a synonym for “semiannual.” Biennial means every two years.

Capitalize, without quotation marks. He reads the Bible every day .

Lowercase in all uses.

Citations at the end of a verse should be in parentheses with the period following: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son…

No hyphen. Means every other month. Semimonthly means twice a month. (Same with biweekly and semiweekly)

Capitalize when part of a proper name, but lowercase in all other uses. Bishop John Smith presided over the service. An alternative title…

Capitalize in racial, ethnic, or cultural references and use as an adjective: Black people, Black colleges, Black literature . Do not use…

Lowercase unless part of a proper name. The board of directors opted to hold its annual meeting online. The Alpine University Board of…

As with the Bible, lowercase “the” and title case Book of Common Prayer.