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
National personification Brother Jonathan
surface form: Brother Jonathan
early 1800s via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolFrom" ⓘ
Duchess of Württemberg representation of the ducal house via predicate surface "hasSymbolicFunction" ⓘ
Duchess of Württemberg participation in court ceremonial via predicate surface "hasSymbolicFunction" ⓘ
Canada (Francophone lodges) Continental Freemasonry via predicate surface "usesSymbolismFrom" ⓘ
surface form: European continental Freemasonry
Canada (Francophone lodges) Anglo-American Freemasonry adapted to French via predicate surface "usesSymbolismFrom" ⓘ
Grande Loge de France Scottish Rite degrees via predicate surface "usesSymbolismFrom" ⓘ
Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, USA Christian and Old Testament traditions via predicate surface "usesSymbolismFrom" ⓘ
Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, USA Enlightenment-era philosophy via predicate surface "usesSymbolismFrom" ⓘ
flag of Athens classical antiquity via predicate surface "usesSymbolismFrom" ⓘ
7 inside a circle numeral 7 via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Sub Cruce Lumen Crux constellation via predicate surface "symbolicallyRefersTo" ⓘ
surface form: Southern Cross constellation
Sub Cruce Lumen light of learning via predicate surface "symbolicallyRefersTo" ⓘ
The Broken Tower tower via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
The Broken Tower bell via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
The Broken Tower church via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
The Broken Tower broken architecture via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
The Broken Tower heart via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
The Broken Tower blood via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
The Broken Tower sea imagery via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Mansa royal regalia via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
Mansa court ceremonies via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
Red Waste hardship via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolFor" ⓘ
Red Waste desolation via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolFor" ⓘ
Red Waste survival against odds via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolFor" ⓘ
Ýdalir yew wood for bows via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
Ýdalir evergreen resilience via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
Mayor of Melun coat of arms of Melun via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
flag of the Balearic Islands castle via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Craft Freemasonry compass via predicate surface "usesWorkingToolsAsSymbols" ⓘ
Craft Freemasonry square via predicate surface "usesWorkingToolsAsSymbols" ⓘ
Craft Freemasonry gavel via predicate surface "usesWorkingToolsAsSymbols" ⓘ
Triangle N (509th Composite Group marking) letter N via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Born expansion of Green’s function G for full Green’s function via predicate surface "symbolUses" ⓘ
Born expansion of Green’s function G0 for free Green’s function via predicate surface "symbolUses" ⓘ
Born expansion of Green’s function V for interaction potential via predicate surface "symbolUses" ⓘ
Prince Hall York Rite Tanakh via predicate surface "usesSymbolismFrom" ⓘ
surface form: Old Testament
Prince Hall York Rite Christian chivalry via predicate surface "usesSymbolismFrom" ⓘ
Bashan metaphor for power via predicate surface "symbolicUseInBible" ⓘ
Bashan metaphor for prosperity via predicate surface "symbolicUseInBible" ⓘ
Crown Prince of Belgium embodiment of future head of state of Belgium via predicate surface "hasSymbolicFunction" ⓘ
Bear Pit
surface form: Bear Pit (Bern)
name of Bern via predicate surface "symbolicallyLinkedTo" ⓘ
Bear Pit
surface form: Bear Pit (Bern)
coat of arms of Bern via predicate surface "symbolicallyLinkedTo" ⓘ
Ruby Ridge, Boundary County, Idaho, United States right-wing militia groups via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolBy" ⓘ
Ruby Ridge, Boundary County, Idaho, United States anti-federal government activists via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolBy" ⓘ
statue of the Beast of Gévaudan Marvejols via predicate surface "usedAsSymbolBy" ⓘ
بین الخدماتی مخابرات پاکستانی فوج via predicate surface "usesSymbolOf" ⓘ
Presidential standard of Tajikistan crown and seven stars via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Złota Brama representation of Gdańsk’s wealth via predicate surface "hasSymbolicFunction" ⓘ
Złota Brama representation of Gdańsk’s independence via predicate surface "hasSymbolicFunction" ⓘ
Axiom of Extensionality in set theory
surface form: Axiom of Extensionality
membership symbol ∈ via predicate surface "symbolUses" ⓘ