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 |
|---|---|
| Keepers of the Eastern Door | honorific title |
| Charles, by the grace of God, King of France | formal title |
| Madam Secretary | honorific style |
| Defender of the Faith | honorific title |
| Speaker Martin | honorific title |
| Stupor mundi | honorific title |
| Mikoto | honorific title |
| Servant of the Secret Fire | honorific title |
| King Wen of Zhou | posthumous title |
| Flute of the Holy Spirit | honorific epithet |
| Führer | honorific title |
| Old Westminster | honorific title |
| Father of All Monks | honorific title |
| The Persian Sage | honorific title |
| Patroness of the Americas | religious title |
| Elfstone | honorific name |
| Maithil Kavi Kokil | honorific epithet |
| Commendatore (Italian) | honorific title |
| Eternal President of the Republic | posthumous title |
| Mr. President | honorific style |
| Adikavi | honorific title |
| FHC | — |
| Madam President | honorific style |
| The Architect of Rock and Roll | honorific nickname |
| The Innovator | honorific nickname |
| The Originator | honorific nickname |
| Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll | honorific title |
| OMB (Bronze) | honorific suffix |
| Vicarius Christi | Latin honorific |
| Madame Ban | honorific title |
| Most Holy Sage and First Teacher | honorific title |
| Mr. President | — |
| The Most Honourable | honorific style |
| FRCPEdin | post-nominal title |
| Ubhaya Kavichakravarti | honorific epithet |
| Dom | honorific title |
| ha-Kadosh | honorific epithet |
| FRIBA | post-nominal letters |
| Madam Vice President | honorific style |
|
Gensui (元帥)
surface form:
Gensui
|
honorific title |
| Mother most pure | religious title |
| Mother most amiable | religious title |
| Cause of our joy | religious title |
| The King of the Blues | honorific nickname |
| Lord of the worlds | religious title |
| pir | religious title |
| Nawabzada | honorific title |
| QC | honorific title |
| Pater Patriae | honorific title |
| Khalilullah | honorific title |