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 |
|---|---|
| Mother of Cities | honorific title |
| Umm al-Bilad | honorific title |
| GCC | honorific suffix |
| Servant of the Servants of God | ecclesiastical honorific |
| Devanampiya Piyadassi | honorific title |
| Mr Prime Minister | honorific style |
| Ganjshakar | honorific title |
| Guru | religious title |
| Gauranga | religious honorific name |
| Señora de Batista | honorific title |
| The Most Great Sultan | honorific title |
| Mahal | — |
| KG | honorific suffix |
| Mr. Prime Minister | honorific style |
| LG | post-nominal letters |
| SYSM | post-nominal letters |
| AC | post-nominal title |
| AM | post-nominal title |
| OAM | post-nominal title |
| California Historical Civil Engineering Landmark | honorary designation |
| Frau Bundeskanzlerin | honorific title |
| Forerunner | religious title |
| Apostle of the Gauls | honorific title |
| Muhaqqiq | religious title |
| Seraphic Doctor | honorific title |
| Bhrigupati | religious honorific title |
| Senador Presidente | formal style of address |
| Mahakavi | honorific title |
| Birha da Sultan | honorific title |
| Il Commendatore | honorific nickname |
| Voice of the Millennium | honorific title |
| Devanampriya Priyadarshi | honorific epithet |
| Nightingale of India | honorific title |
| O.C. | post-nominal letters |
| Ocean of Knowledge | honorific epithet |
| His Divine Grace | honorific title |
| Mawlānā | honorific title |
| Wonderworker of Bulgaria | honorific epithet |
| Dakshin Ganga | honorific name |
| Father of the Nation (Venezuela) | honorific title |
| Mrs | — |
|
the Branch
surface form:
The Branch
|
messianic title |
| Adikabi | honorific title |
| King of Latin Pop | honorific title |
| AC | honorific suffix |
| His Imperial Majesty | honorific style |
| Fourth Nanak | honorific title |
|
“The One Who Strengthens the Religion of God”
surface form:
The One Who Strengthens the Religion of God
|
honorific title |
| Grand Officer of the Order of the Southern Cross | honorific title |
| GCStJ | post-nominal letters |