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
King of Kashmir patron of learning via predicate surface "hasSymbolicFunction" ⓘ
Tony Hastings Edward Sheffield via predicate surface "symbolicallyLinkedTo" NERFINISHED ⓘ
labyrinth structure Satunsat
surface form: Satunsat
Maya underworld via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
labyrinth structure Satunsat
surface form: Satunsat
ritual transition between worlds via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
Chee Kung Tong brotherhood via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
Chee Kung Tong loyalty via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
Chee Kung Tong mutual assistance via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
The Wheel wheel via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
League of God’s House “House of God” as reference to church lands or ecclesiastical authority via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" NERFINISHED ⓘ
flag of British Columbia Union Jack via predicate surface "containsSymbol" NERFINISHED ⓘ
flag of British Columbia setting sun via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
flag of British Columbia wavy blue and white stripes via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
flag of British Columbia crown via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Ragni di Lecco Grignetta (Grigna Meridionale) via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" NERFINISHED ⓘ
A Perfect Day for Bananafish bananafish via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
mere symbol of rank via predicate surface "symbolicUse" ⓘ
mere symbol of chiefly authority via predicate surface "symbolicUse" ⓘ
Cymopoleia rough seas via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
Cymopoleia sea storms via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
Cymopoleia large waves via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help instruments of the Passion via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help cross via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help nails via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help spear via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help sponge on a reed via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Greek abbreviations for Mary and Jesus via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Greek abbreviations for Archangel Michael via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Greek abbreviations for Archangel Gabriel via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
HDZ Youth Wing Croatian Democratic Union via predicate surface "usesSymbolOf" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rot Front! raised fist salute via predicate surface "symbolicallyLinkedTo" ⓘ
Rot Front! red flag via predicate surface "symbolicallyLinkedTo" ⓘ
Fermi golden rule initial state |i⟩ via predicate surface "symbolUses" ⓘ
Fermi golden rule final state |f⟩ via predicate surface "symbolUses" ⓘ
Fermi golden rule perturbation operator V via predicate surface "symbolUses" ⓘ
Fermi golden rule density of states ρ(E) via predicate surface "symbolUses" ⓘ
National Army Avenue national defense via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
National Army Avenue patriotism via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
Jata Negara Pinang palm tree via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Jata Negara Kris via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Jata Negara bridge via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Jata Negara Malacca tree via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Jata Negara five kris via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Jata Negara blue field with wavy lines via predicate surface "containsSymbol" ⓘ
Lowndes County Freedom Party black panther via predicate surface "usedAsSymbol" ⓘ
Spanish Omniversal Dominion Spanish monarchy via predicate surface "usesSymbolismFrom" ⓘ
Spanish Omniversal Dominion Spanish colonial empire via predicate surface "usesSymbolismFrom" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spanish Storm Empire storms via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
Spanish Storm Empire imperial power via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" ⓘ
Spanish Infinite Empire Spanish Crown via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spanish Infinite Empire Habsburg Spain via predicate surface "hasSymbolicAssociation" NERFINISHED ⓘ