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 |
|---|---|
| Most Serene Highness | honorific style |
| Great Leader | honorific title |
| Dear Leader | honorific title |
| Anushirvan | honorific title |
| Fashioner of Mankind | religious title |
| R.E. | post-nominal letters |
| The Divine | honorific epithet |
| Dame of the Order of Isabella the Catholic | honorific title |
| Privy Councillor (Canada) | honorific title |
| Sa Majesté Très Chrétienne | honorific title |
| Most Christian | honorific title |
| SOM | post-nominal letters |
| Khatun | female honorific |
| Burhan al-Din | religious title |
| GM | post-nominal letters |
| Imperator | Latin honorific |
| Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry | honorific title |
| Jonkvrouw | — |
| allsherjargoði | religious title |
| Prince of Music | honorific title |
| Caliph Ibrahim | religious title |
| Siervo de la Nación | honorific title |
| Dakshin Kashi | honorificName |
| Mr. Secretary | honorific title |
| Master of the Good Name | honorific title |
| Holy City of the East | honorific title |
| Queen of Neo Soul | honorific title |
| Erasmus Prize for the European Inventor Award (public vote) finalist | honorific title |
| Lord of Djedu | religious title |
| FAPS | professional honorific title |
| FREng | post-nominal title |
| Sharifa | honorific title |
| Holy Royal Martyr | honorific title |
| The Man Who Killed Jim Crow | honorific nickname |
| FACS | post-nominal letters |
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O.N.M. (context-dependent)
surface form:
O.N.M.
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post-nominal letters |
| Father of the Internet | honorific title |
| Mama Winnie | honorific nickname |
| Great Leader of the Revolution | honorific title |
| as-Siddiq | honorific title |
| Sayf Allah al-Maslul | honorific title |
| Sword of Allah | honorific title |
| Negiste Negest | honorific title |
| Queen of Latin Pop | honorific nickname |
| Queen of the Blues | honorific title |
| Fils de France | style of address |
| Imam al-Aʿzam | honorific title |
| The Greatest Imam | honorific title |
| Dhat an-Nitaqayn | honorific title |
| al-Masih | religious honorific title |