Emeritus

What do we mean by emeritus?

Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement. adjective

One who is retired but retains an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement. noun

Having served out one's time; having done sufficient service; discharged with honor from the performance of public duty on account of infirmity, age, or long service, but retained on the rolls: as, a professor emeritus; a rector emeritus.

In Roman history, a soldier or public functionary who had served out his time and retired from service. Such servants were entitled to some remuneration answering to modern half pay. noun

One who has served out his time or done sufficient service; one who has been honorably discharged from public service or from a public office, as an officer in a university or college, usually with continuance of full or partial emolument. noun

Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; -- said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church. adjective

A veteran who has honorably completed his service. noun

Retired, but retaining an honorific version of previous title; especially used with professor. adjective

A person retired in this sense (feminine form emerita). noun

A professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties noun

Honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus' adjective

A person retired in this sense.

(n)One who is retired but retains an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement noun plural: Emeriti (adj.)honourably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'; `retired from assigned duties' need not imply that one is inactive (adj)Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus Urban Dictionary

(V) Old, retired professor who thinks they can be a dickhead and nothing will come of it. Usually found in droves at Land Grant Institutions. Urban Dictionary

The main character of (Ghost) created and played by Tobias Forge. Urban Dictionary

A character made by Tobias Forge for his band (Ghost). Urban Dictionary

A. one who has moved beyond the pinnacle of perfection in their area of expertise. b. something that is beyond awesome. Urban Dictionary

After a man's humorous quirky charm has fled the air of his pungent eggfart that dances through the air and up his repulsed ladyfriend's nose.(does not have to be an eggfart...can be any loathsome shade in the gas gamut) Urban Dictionary

To Die and retire from Public life retaining the Praise, Honor, and Glory received while alive and passing that spiritual gift to posterity. To teach and learn in the spirit of your father. A well-hidden scholarship program created by successfully targeting and hacking selected sites with the suffix .edu AKA top-secret GI bill. Urban Dictionary

Papa Emeritus IV was originally Cardinal Copia but became Papa after the Papa Emeritus Zero guy, Nihil, died on stage. He's also a hot rat daddy. Urban Dictionary

The first emeritus heir blah blah blah Urban Dictionary

Papa emeritus ii is the second emeritus brother and hes the second hottest!! Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to emeritus:
emeritus, emeritas, meritus, merits, emeriti, emerita, demerits, emerited, peritus, americus, meritum, maritus, ameritas.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word emeritus:
professor, adjunct, psychiatry, linguistics, pontifical, anthropology, sociology, stanford, honorary, berkeley, physics, visiting, princeton, fellow, university, benedict, trustee, archbishop, curator, psychology, archdiocese, yale, mit, prof, comparative, humanities, mathematics, bishop, harvard, archaeology, scientist, economics, chemistry, ucla, philosophy, biology, chair, researcher, retirement, sciences, geology, theological, theology, taught, faculty, phd, lecturer, cambridge, seminary, astronomy, diocese, consultant, scholar, geography, institute, authored, mathematical, oxford, trustees, auxiliary, rabbi, ordained, hebrew, distinguished, medicine, theoretical, conductor, dean, research, doctorate, cardinal, studies, contributions, engineering, advisory, madison, department, chairman, fellowship, advisor, ethics, laboratory, science, recipient, chancellor, author, graduate, retiring, literature, expert, specialist, columbia, molecular, associate, college, teaching, status, teach, congregation, director.

Words that rhyme with emeritus:
pteretis, aseritis.

Adjectives that are often used to describe emeritus:
dean, president, distinguished, associate, senior, principal, late, old, chief, current, clinical, executive, general, active, political, present, retired, university, former, assistant, provost, rector, honorary, grim, later, chronic, venerable, elder, respected, wretched, obscure, donatist, beloved, regular, regent, emperor, elderly, oldest, ethnologist, founding.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective emeritus:
professor, status, member, professors, director, rank, fellow, members, position, faculty, dean, president, professorship, scientist, title, membership, fellowship, list, trustee, janssens, capacity, editor, librarian, reader, minister, curator, deity, senex, recognition, historian, eliot, associate, statesman, consultant, colleges, rector, halliday, chair, chairman, prof, pastor.

Consonant match to emeritus:
immeritous.

Words that sound like emeritus:
emeritus, introitus, americus, introduce, inheritance, americas, impetus, emirates, democritus, inherits, interstice, interruptus, imparity, mauritus, enteritis, ameritech, demerits, omerta, iritis, amerada, imperative, imperious, amaretto, inheritence, imperatives, emirati, immigrates, amaretti, america, enormous, embarrass, authorities, merits, amenities, temerity, immortals, veritas, imperator, emerita, amoretto, inheritors, amoretti, immoralize, ammirati, amaurosis, cinereous, ammirato, enormities, saleratus, imperativ, invertase, meryta, literatus, himera, inebrious, intrados.