Writing Style Guide Glossary

Place in quotation marks, with an explanation provided as to meaning: The word “mission” comes from the Latin verb ”mittere,” which means…

Capitalize and spell out formal titles when they precede a name but lowercase elsewhere: The librarian found the book, and the presiding…

GENDER AND SEXUALITY REFERENCES Language around gender and sexuality continues to evolve. With minor exceptions, we follow the guidance of…

In general, use terms that can apply to any gender. Chair or chairperson , councilperson or council member , spokesperson, firefighter…

This adjective is acceptable when referring broadly to people who don’t conform to mainstream gender expectations. The club was organized…

One word; an identity description for those whose gender expression does not follow norms.

Precede with “the” when referring to the bicameral governing body of The Episcopal Church; when referring to the gathering event that takes…

Lowercase.

Capitalize when referring to the one God. Lowercase when referring to the deities of polytheistic religions and in words such as godlike…

Capitalize when referring to the story of Jesus Christ, as presented in the New Testament.