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 |
|---|---|
| Il Poverello | honorific nickname |
| National Historic Person of Canada | honorific title |
| OM | post-nominal letters |
| Khudā-e Sukhan | honorific title |
| Kt | honorific suffix |
| Augusta | honorific title |
|
the Prince of Darkness
surface form:
Prince of Darkness
|
religious title |
| the Adversary | religious title |
| Allama | honorific title |
| Dabir-ul-Mulk | honorific title |
| Nizam Jung | honorific title |
| Divine Physician | religious title |
| Herculius | honorific title |
| FRSEng | post-nominal letters |
| Honourable Speaker | formal title |
| Madam | — |
| The World’s Greatest Entertainer | honorific title |
| Jane, by the Grace of God, Queen of England and France, Lady of Ireland | formal title |
| Only Begotten Son (Etchmiadzin) | religious title |
| PS | honorific suffix |
| Sheikha | honorific title |
| Her Highness | honorific style |
| Al-Faruq | honorific title |
| Mr. President | — |
| Chief Imam | religious title |
| Queen of Gospel | honorific title |
| Bowling Green State University Athletics Hall of Fame | honorific title |
| Sayyid al-Shuhada | religious title |
| Compañero Presidente | honorific style |
| King of Calypso | honorific title |
| Sir | honorific title |
| Pu'un | honorific title |
| Lord of Babylon | religious title |
| Magnus | honorific title |
| HM | honorific abbreviation |
| Hero of Yaguajay | honorific title |
| Mr. Secretary | honorific title |
| Khādim al-Ḥaramayn ash-Sharīfayn | honorific title |
| Leader of the Revolution | honorific political title |
| Brother Leader | honorific title |
| iSilo | honorific title |
| Godfather of Soul | honorific title |
| Madam Secretary | — |
| Holy Mother | honorific title |
| Sri Sri Maa | honorific title |
| David Aghmashenebeli | honorific epithet |
| Benemérito de las Américas | honorific title |
| Baba Sheikh | religious title |
| The Right Honourable Lady Justice | style of address |
| Monsieur le Garde des Sceaux | style of address |