capitalization of languages, nationalities, and religions

Words for peoples, tongues, and faiths.

Capitalize names of languages, nationalities, and religions: English, French, Japanese, Catholic, Islam, Jewish. Lowercase god only when it is not the name of a particular deity. Lowercase biblical and catholic when catholic means universal, not the church.

Examples

UseShe speaks Spanish.

UseHe is Catholic.

Usea catholic taste in music

AvoidShe speaks spanish.