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 the Moshavot | honorific title |
| Madam President | honorific title |
| Grand Officer of the Order of Rio Branco | honorific title |
|
Abu al-Bashar (Father of Humankind)
surface form:
Abu al-Bashar
|
honorific title |
|
chelebi
surface form:
Chelebi
|
honorific title |
| The Right Honourable | honorific style |
| The Supreme Helper | honorific title |
| The Greatest Succor | honorific title |
| The Greatest Master | honorific title |
| Satradhikar | religious title |
| CV | post-nominal letters |
| BM | post-nominal letters |
| CBC | post-nominal letters |
| OM | honorific suffix |
| El Verbo de la Revolución | honorific title |
|
mukarrib
surface form:
Mukarrib
|
religious title |
| Mother of the Book | honorific title |
| The Essence of the Qur'an | religious title |
| Padre della Patria | honorific title |
| RRC | post-nominal letters |
| ARRC | post-nominal letters |
| Father of the Blues | honorific nickname |
| Associate of the Royal Photographic Society | honorific title |
| FRPS | honorific title |
| Madam Prime Minister | honorific style |
| Amir | — |
| Palli Kabi | honorific epithet |
| Andhra Kesari | honorific title |
| ud-Daulah | honorific suffix |
| Rao Bahadur | honorific title |
| Vikramaditya | honorific title |
| as-Sajjad | honorific title |
|
al-Mutahharun (the purified ones)
surface form:
al-Mutahharun
|
honorific title |
| Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) designation | post-nominal title |
| Fellow of the American College of Physicians | post-nominal title |
|
ACP Fellows from general ACP members
surface form:
FACP
|
post-nominal letters |
| V. S. | honorific prefix |
| Shahenshah of Bollywood | honorific title |
| Padre de la Patria Puertorriqueña | honorific title |
| Paramabhattaraka | honorific title |
| Stranger Knights and Ladies | honorary membership category |
|
Sayyid al-Taifa (Master of the Sufi community)
surface form:
Sayyid al-Taifa
|
honorific title |
| Ord. Prof. Dr. | — |
| Mr. President | honorific style |
| Father of the Nation (Guófù) in the Republic of China (Taiwan) | honorific title |
| Shamsuddin | honorific title |
| Saifuddin | honorific title |
| Madam President | honorific style |
| Prince of Poets | literary honorific title |
| National preceptor (in Korean Buddhist tradition) | religious title |