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 |
|---|---|
| Hatun | honorific title |
| Christ-bearer | religious title |
| Maryada Purushottama | honorific epithet |
| Lord of Wealth | religious title |
| Lord of the North | religious title |
|
paramahamsa
surface form:
Paramahamsa
|
honorific title |
|
chief wrestler (Başpehlivan)
surface form:
Başpehlivan
|
honorific title |
| FRCP | post-nominal title |
| The Queen of Rap | honorific title |
| Madam Speaker | — |
|
Hatun (honorific title)
surface form:
Hatun
|
honorific title |
| Euergetes | honorific epithet |
| Grand-Croix | honorific title |
| CH | post-nominal letters |
| Lord of the Sacred Land | religious title |
| He Who Is in the Place of Embalming | religious title |
| Foremost of the Westerners | religious title |
| CC | post-nominal letters |
| GCOL | honorific suffix |
| Son of Man | messianic title |
| Lord | religious title |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee | honorific title |
| Mr. Prime Minister | honorific style |
| Lady Pitt | style of address |
| Father of His Country | honorific title |
|
rishama
surface form:
Rishama
|
religious title |
| CM | post-nominal letters |
| Kranti Jyoti | honorific title |
| Sultana (title) | — |
| Madam Deputy Prime Minister | honorific style |
| King of Soul | honorific title |
|
vulture-king
surface form:
Vulture-king
|
honorific title |
| O.M. | post-nominal letters |
|
Queen mother of Thailand
surface form:
Queen Mother of Thailand
|
honorific title |
| Lord of the Night Sky | religious title |
| He by Whom We Live | religious title |
| Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum (by custom as empress) | imperial honorific practice |
| Pitamah | honorific epithet |
| DBE | post‑nominal letters |
| Seal of the Prophets | honorific epithet |
| Member of the Order of the Bath | honorific title |
| Nawab Begum | — |
| Kōgō Heika | Japanese honorific title |
| Khawaja | — |
| San José Obrero | religious title |
| Valide Hatun | female honorific title |
| Tenth Muse | honorific epithet |
| The Poetess | honorific epithet |
| Hero of the Two Worlds | honorific title |
| Mr. Prime Minister | honorific style |