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 |
|---|---|
| The Most Excellent | honorific style |
| Queen of Memphis Soul | honorific title |
| Cultural Capital of Karnataka | honorific title |
| Destroyer of Enemies | religious title |
| His Exalted Highness | honorific style |
| Dame | honorific title |
| RDI | post-nominal title |
| Madam Secretary | — |
| Sanbao Gong | honorific title |
| Il Duce | honorific title |
| Queen of Hip-Hop Soul | honorific title |
| Han | — |
| Kan | honorific title |
| Lady of Dendera | religious title |
| Lady of the West | religious title |
| People's Artist of Russia | honorific title |
| Mother of Hip-Hop | honorific title |
| Queen of the Universe | religious title |
| Lady President | formal title |
| Queen of Pop | honorific nickname |
| Second Nanak | honorific title |
| Sword of Islam | honorific epithet |
|
Sahib-Qiran (Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction)
surface form:
Sahib-Qiran
|
honorific epithet |
| Miss | — |
| Sri Raja Sinha | honorific title |
| Osagyefo | honorific title |
| Queen of the Hills | honorific title |
| Rani | honorific title |
| Madame la Présidente de l’Assemblée nationale | honorific title |
| The Most Reverend | honorific style |
| Dame Commander | honorific title |
| Khanum | honorific title |
| Sharif | honorific title |
|
often use honorific title Syed
surface form:
Sayyid
|
honorific title |
| Nadaprabhu | honorific title |
| His Eminence | ecclesiastical honorific style |
| Protomartyr | honorific title |
| Madam Chairman | — |
| Foreign Knights of the Garter | honorary membership category |
| Her Majesty | — |
| Marshal of the Empire | dignity |
| University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech | honorific title |
| H.I.H. | honorific style |
| HIH | honorific abbreviation |
| FRSC | post-nominal letters |
| Rao | honorific title |
| Old Man of the Morea | honorific nickname |
| Monsieur | honorific title |
| Cultural Capital of the UAE | honorific title |
| the Pious | honorific epithet |