honorific
C939
concept
An honorific is a title, word, or expression used to convey respect, deference, or social status when addressing or referring to a person.
All labels observed (78)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| honorific title | 481 |
| religious title | 161 |
| post-nominal letters | 91 |
| honorific canonical | 87 |
| honorific style | 62 |
| honorific suffix | 62 |
| honorific nickname | 47 |
| honorific epithet | 46 |
| post-nominal title | 41 |
| style of address | 28 |
| posthumous title | 18 |
| formal title | 10 |
| religious honorific title | 7 |
| Japanese honorific title | 6 |
| Latin honorific | 6 |
| honorific name | 6 |
| messianic title | 6 |
| Arabic honorific | 5 |
| post‑nominal letters | 5 |
| Arabic-language honorific | 4 |
| Christian honorific title | 4 |
| honorific abbreviation | 4 |
| Indian honorific | 3 |
| ecclesiastical honorific style | 3 |
| female honorific title | 3 |
| honorary designation | 3 |
| honorary membership category | 3 |
| honorific designation | 3 |
| honorific distinction | 3 |
| German honorific | 2 |
| German-language honorific | 2 |
| Persian honorific | 2 |
| ecclesiastical honorific | 2 |
| female honorific | 2 |
| honorific prefix | 2 |
| honorific system | 2 |
| honorificName | 2 |
| order of honour | 2 |
| political honorific | 2 |
| Buddhist honorific | 1 |
| Catholic honorific | 1 |
| Christian honorific | 1 |
| English honorific | 1 |
| Greek honorific title | 1 |
| Honorific | 1 |
| Jewish honorific | 1 |
| LinguisticHonorificSystem | 1 |
| Odia-language honorific | 1 |
| Philippine honorific post-nominal title | 1 |
| Punjabi honorific | 1 |
| Shia honorific | 1 |
| Turkish honorific | 1 |
| dignity | 1 |
| form of courtesy title | 1 |
| formal style of address | 1 |
| hereditary honorific | 1 |
| honorific epithet of God | 1 |
| honorific form of address | 1 |
| honorific given name | 1 |
| honorific political title | 1 |
| honorific term | 1 |
| honorific theological title | 1 |
| honorificTitle | 1 |
| imperial honor | 1 |
| imperial honorific practice | 1 |
| legal honorific | 1 |
| literary honorific title | 1 |
| medieval honorific style | 1 |
| noble honorific | 1 |
| official honorary title | 1 |
| polite term | 1 |
| professional honorific title | 1 |
| religious honorific name | 1 |
| reverential term | 1 |
| scholastic honorific title | 1 |
| scientific honorific title | 1 |
| term of address | 1 |
| term of respect | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: honorific
Generated description
An honorific is a title, word, or expression used to convey respect, deference, or social status when addressing or referring to a person.
Instances (1,157)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Mwalimu | honorific nickname |
| Queen of Disco | honorific title |
| GBE | post‑nominal letters |
| First and Greatest Pass under Heaven | honorific title |
| His Beatitude | ecclesiastical honorific style |
| Mr. President | — |
| Sher-e Panjshir | honorific title |
| FRSE | post-nominal title |
| FRSA | post-nominal letters |
|
RSL
surface form:
FRSL
|
post-nominal letters |
| Holy Father | religious title |
| Ata | — |
|
PVSM in some military contexts
surface form:
PVSM
|
post-nominal letters |
| Christ the Saviour | religious title |
| CEng | post-nominal letters |
| Sarmast | honorific title |
| ForMemRS | post-nominal title |
| Excelentísimo Señor Presidente | honorific style |
| Nze title | honorific title |
| Badiʿ al-Zaman | honorific title |
| Chief | formal title |
| Viscountess Goschen | style of address |
| CMM | honorific suffix |
| ONQ | post-nominal letters |
| CD | post-nominal letters |
| Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution | honorific title |
| Sri Maharaja | — |
| Hall of Fame members | honorific title |
| Holy Savior | religious title |
| Fourth Class, First Grade | honorific distinction |
| Madam President | honorific style |
| GCB | post-nominal letters |
| DCB | post-nominal letters |
| CB | post-nominal letters |
| OB | post-nominal letters |
| Mr. Secretary | honorific style |
| Most High | honorific epithet of God |
| God Manifest | honorific title |
| Father of Indian Industry | honorific title |
| Lord of the Sun | religious title |
| Abu Zayd | — |
| The Greatest of All Leathernecks | honorific title |
| His Highness | honorific style |
|
R
surface form:
R (post-nominal in Danish Order of the Dannebrog)
|
honorific suffix |
| Enlightener of Georgia | honorific title |
|
“The Architect of Annexation”
surface form:
The Architect of Annexation
|
honorific title |
| Sheikh | honorific title |
| Pillar of Orthodoxy | honorific title |
| Saint (in some Christian traditions) | religious title |
| Sultan of Poets | honorific title |