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 |
|---|---|
| Esquire | — |
| Apostle of Charity | honorific title |
| C.M. | religious title |
| MICE | post-nominal letters |
| FICE | post-nominal letters |
| Malika-i-Jahan | honorific title |
| Durr-i-Durrān | honorific title |
| Pearl of Pearls | honorific epithet |
| Lord of Alfheim | honorific title |
|
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
surface form:
Fellow of the Royal Society
|
honorific title |
|
LG is used for Lady of the Garter
surface form:
Lady of the Garter
|
— |
| Mister Speaker | — |
| the Wise | honorific epithet |
| Mr Justice | — |
|
Sanskari Nagari of Charotar (culturally refined city of Charotar)
surface form:
Sanskari Nagari of Charotar
|
honorific nickname |
| Deshbandhu | honorific nickname |
| OL | post-nominal letters |
| ML | post-nominal letters |
| Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din | honorific title |
| His Ducal Serene Highness | honorific style |
| FRAS | post-nominal title |
| The Great | honorific epithet |
| Evangelist | honorific title |
| Coast Guard City, USA | honorary designation |
| Dalai Lama | religious title |
| Most Faithful Majesty | — |
| Lady of the Sea | religious title |
| Mariam Makani | honorific title |
| Mr. Director | honorific style |
| FRSL | post-nominal title |
| Shahzada | — |
| Abu al-Hasan | honorific epithet |
| šar kiššatim | honorific title |
| Père du peuple | honorific title |
| Ilia the Righteous | honorific title |
| Second Teacher | honorific title |
| al-Muallim al-Thani | honorific title |
| Second Master | honorific title |
| Second Teacher after Aristotle | honorific title |
| Rabba | honorific title |
| Rebbetzin | religious title |
| Prince of Preachers | honorific title |
| The Most Venerable | honorific prefix |
| Bhittai | honorific title |
| Apostle of the Lothians | honorific title |
| The Reverend | religious title |
| Grand Admiral of the Empire | honorific title |
| PLH | Philippine honorific post-nominal title |
| Abu Ali | honorificName |
| Khan-i-Khanan | honorific title |