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 |
|---|---|
| M.B. | post-nominal letters |
| Mr. Hill | honorific title |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace | religious title |
| Emperor of Emperors | honorific title |
| Muhyi al-Din | honorific title |
| The King of Hollywood | honorific title |
| Mar | — |
| Protos of Mount Athos | religious title |
| Lady of the kings and queens | religious title |
| Our Saviour | religious title |
| Holy Mother of God (Astvatsatsin) | religious title |
| Jaʿfar the Flyer | honorific title |
| Tāj al-Dīn | honorific title |
| Mascot Hall of Fame inductee | honorific title |
| al-Mulk | honorific title |
| Valeria Victrix | honorific title |
| Valeria | honorific epithet |
| First Lady of Aggieland | honorific title |
| Electoral Highness | honorific style |
| Emperor Wen | posthumous title |
| the First-Called | honorific title |
| Doctor of the Church | Catholic honorific |
| King Albert the Knight | honorific title |
| Mistress of Isheru | religious title |
| Oil Capital of Texas | honorific title |
| TamilVeda | honorificTitle |
|
judicial title for some female judges in the UK
surface form:
Dame Justice
|
— |
|
Bns (informal, rare)
surface form:
Bns
|
honorific title |
| Hall of Fame | honorific system |
| Her Honour | honorific style |
| al-Burnusi | honorific epithet |
| al-Fasi | Arabic-language honorific |
| SI | honorific suffix |
| Great One of the Hetes-Sceptre | religious title |
| Amma | honorific nickname |
| Puratchi Thalaivi | honorific title |
| Padre de la Patria Salvadoreña | honorific title |
| Lady Superstar | honorific nickname |
| Lady Superstar of South Indian cinema | honorific title |
| Isaignani | honorific title |
| KBE used for male honorary knights | — |
| The Leader | honorific title |
| Iyakkunar Imayam | honorific title |
| Onorevole Presidente | honorific style |
| Virgin | honorific title |
|
Abu al-Husayn al-Husayni al-Qurashi (kunya)
surface form:
Abu al-Husayn al-Husayni al-Qurashi
|
honorific name |
| Emperor Gwangmu | posthumous title |
| Face of Baal | religious title |
| ONZ | post-nominal letters |
|
“Mother of the Revolution” (nickname in Yemen)
surface form:
Mother of the Revolution
|
honorific title |