symbolicallyUses

P9907
predicate

Indicates that one entity employs another as a symbol or representation to convey meaning, ideas, or associations rather than for its literal or practical function.

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All labels observed (35)

Label Occurrences
containsSymbol 94
hasSymbolicAssociation 51
usedAsSymbolFor 49

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: symbolicallyUses
Generated description
Indicates that one entity employs another as a symbol or representation to convey meaning, ideas, or associations rather than for its literal or practical function.

Sample triples (419)

Subject Object
Liberty Bell suffrage movement via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolBy" ⓘ
College Signing Day athletic signing ceremonies via predicate surface "usesSymbolismFrom" ⓘ
Sk national currency of Slovakia via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolFor" ⓘ
Philippine Independence Day ceremonies Flag of the Philippines via predicate surface "symbolUses" ⓘ
Philippine Independence Day ceremonies Lupang Hinirang via predicate surface "symbolUses" ⓘ
surface form: Philippine national anthem
Philippine Independence Day ceremonies Philippine great seal via predicate surface "symbolUses" ⓘ
surface form: Philippine national coat of arms
Coat of arms of Armenia coat of arms of the Artaxiad dynasty via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Coat of arms of Armenia Coat of arms of Armenia via predicate surface "containsSymbol" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: coat of arms of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia
Coat of arms of Armenia coat of arms of the Bagratuni dynasty via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Coat of arms of Armenia coat of arms of the Rubenid dynasty via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Coat of arms of Armenia coat of arms of the Hethumid dynasty via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Duke of Gascony Gascon identity via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
York Rite Craft Masonry Solomonic temple traditions via predicate surface "usesSymbolismFrom" ⓘ
York Rite Craft Masonry operative stonemasonry via predicate surface "usesSymbolismFrom" ⓘ
Garden of the Missing in Action symbolic burial place via predicate surface "hasSymbolicFunction" ⓘ
Flag of the British Virgin Islands coat of arms of the British Virgin Islands via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Flag of the British Virgin Islands golden lamps via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Baron landed power via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
Baron hereditary privilege via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
Hera Gamelia wedding veil via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
Hera Gamelia wedding bed via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
Hera Gamelia nuptial procession via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
Olympic Hymn Olympic rings via predicate surface "linkedToSymbol" ⓘ
surface form: Olympic flag
Olympic Hymn Olympic rings via predicate surface "linkedToSymbol" ⓘ
Zeta Mathematics via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolIn" ⓘ
Zeta Physics via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolIn" ⓘ
Zeta Engineering via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolIn" ⓘ
Zeta Statistics via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolIn" ⓘ
Zeta Computer science via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolIn" ⓘ
Omicron Big-O notation (as letter O, historically linked) via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolFor" ⓘ
Ashvamedha used metaphorically for supreme sovereignty via predicate surface "symbolicUse" ⓘ
Upsilon Upsilon via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolFor" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: upsilon meson
Upsilon hypothetical particles in particle physics via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolFor" ⓘ
Upsilon specific types of baryons or resonances via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolFor" ⓘ
Upsilon potential energy in some physics texts via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolFor" ⓘ
Upsilon displacement or deflection in mechanics (occasionally) via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolFor" ⓘ
Upsilon eigenvalues or spectral parameters in mathematics (occasionally) via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolFor" ⓘ
Upsilon cumulative distribution functions or related quantities in statistics (occasionally) via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolFor" ⓘ
Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands golden lion via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands torch via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands reindeer supporter via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands fur seal supporter via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands shield with mountains via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Antarctic flora and fauna motifs via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Shepherd of Hermas tower as symbol of the Church via predicate surface "employsSymbolism" ⓘ
Shepherd of Hermas stones as individual believers via predicate surface "employsSymbolism" ⓘ
Shepherd of Hermas woman as personification of the Church via predicate surface "employsSymbolism" ⓘ
the Dreamer Latin cross via predicate surface "linkedToSymbol" ⓘ
surface form: Rood (Cross of Christ)
Klein–Gordon equation φ(x) via predicate surface "symbolUses" ⓘ
Klein–Gordon equation m via predicate surface "symbolUses" ⓘ