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 |
|---|---|
| Lord of Heaven | religious title |
| Kalgidhar | honorific epithet |
| Sarbans Dani | honorific epithet |
| Dashmesh Pita | honorific title |
| Sri Guru | honorific title |
| Herr Erster Bürgermeister | honorific style |
| Imam | religious title |
| Bhagavān | religious honorific title |
| Sardar | honorific title |
| Lady | honorific title |
| Lok Nayak | honorific title |
| Perceiver of the Sounds of the World | religious title |
| Her Majesty the Empress Dowager | posthumous title |
| KP | post-nominal letters |
| Lord of the Sky | religious title |
| The Enshrouded One | religious honorific title |
| FRCSC | post-nominal letters |
| Lady of the English | medieval honorific style |
| Companion of Honour | order of honour |
| Señor Vicepresidente | honorific title |
| iyanifa | religious title |
| FMS | post-nominal letters |
| Jonkvrouw van Amsberg | style of address |
| Prince of Mathematicians | honorific title |
|
Kōtaigō (Empress Dowager)
surface form:
Kōtaigō
|
honorific title |
| Tin Capital of the World | honorific title |
| Mr. Secretary | honorific style |
| Prince of Soul | honorific nickname |
| Mr. President | honorific style |
| Apostle of Brazil | honorific title |
| Lady of the Thistle | honorific title |
| His Excellency | honorific style |
| Soter | Greek honorific title |
| Monsieur, the King’s brother | — |
| OTS | honorific suffix |
| Majesty | honorific style |
| Doctor Subtilis | scholastic honorific title |
| OPR | honorific suffix |
|
abba
surface form:
Abba
|
honorific title |
| Regis | honorific term |
| Mr. President | style of address |
| Herr Bundespräsident | honorific title |
| Empress of the Blues | honorific title |
| Baba-e-Qaum | honorific title |
| Great Mountain | religious title |
| Her Imperial Majesty | honorific style |
| The Interpreter | honorific title |
| His Holiness | style of address |
| Raja | — |
| World's Greatest Athlete | honorific nickname |