hasLiteralMeaning

P3918
predicate

Indicates that one entity expresses the direct, explicit meaning or sense of another entity (such as a word, phrase, or symbol).

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All labels observed (29)

Label Occurrences
literalMeaning 848
componentMeaning 292
hasLiteralMeaning canonical 115

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: hasLiteralMeaning
Generated description
Indicates that one entity expresses the direct, explicit meaning or sense of another entity (such as a word, phrase, or symbol).

Sample triples (1,558)

Subject Object
Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed and from the Son ⓘ
Per Ardua ad Astra Through adversity to the stars via predicate surface "literalTranslation" ⓘ
Per Ardua ad Astra Per Ardua means "through adversity" via predicate surface "componentMeaning" ⓘ
Per Ardua ad Astra ad Astra means "to the stars" via predicate surface "componentMeaning" ⓘ
Kashrut fitness via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
Kashrut proper via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité Liberté means freedom via predicate surface "meaningOfComponent" ⓘ
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité Égalité means equality via predicate surface "meaningOfComponent" ⓘ
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité Fraternité means brotherhood via predicate surface "meaningOfComponent" ⓘ
Wirtschaftswunder economic miracle via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
Semper Fidelis Semper means always via predicate surface "meaningOfComponent" ⓘ
Semper Fidelis Fidelis means faithful via predicate surface "meaningOfComponent" ⓘ
Holodomor killing by starvation via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
Halakha the way via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
Halakha the path via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
Sharia path to a watering place via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
Sitzkrieg sitting war via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
Louise hlud (fame) via predicate surface "componentMeaning" ⓘ
Louise wig (war) via predicate surface "componentMeaning" ⓘ
Alexander alexein means to defend via predicate surface "componentMeaning" ⓘ
Alexander andros means man via predicate surface "componentMeaning" ⓘ
Anschluss of Austria connection via predicate surface "literalMeaningOfTerm" ⓘ
Anschluss of Austria joining via predicate surface "literalMeaningOfTerm" ⓘ
Generalfeldmarschall general field marshal via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
Christus Victor theory of atonement Christ the Victor via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
Kirkland
linked to: Kirkland (surname)
"kirk" means church in Scots and northern English dialects via predicate surface "componentMeaning" ⓘ
Kirkland
linked to: Kirkland (surname)
"land" refers to land or property via predicate surface "componentMeaning" ⓘ
Qiyas measurement ⓘ
Qiyas comparison ⓘ
Legum Magister Master of Laws via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
MacDouglas Mac means son of via predicate surface "hasComponentMeaning" ⓘ
MacDouglas Douglas refers to a Scottish given name via predicate surface "hasComponentMeaning" ⓘ
Gleichschaltung bringing into line via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
Yom HaShoah Day of the Holocaust via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
linked to: Yom HaShoah
Juris Doctor teacher of law via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
Yom Tov
linked to: Yom Tov (Jewish festival days)
good day via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
Am Segula treasured people via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
Am Segula chosen people via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
SS-Obersturmbannführer senior assault unit leader via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
Aseret Yemei Teshuvah Ten Days of Repentance via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna God, Honor, Fatherland via predicate surface "literalTranslation" ⓘ
Semper Occultus
linked to: “Semper Occultus” (attributed, unofficial)
Always Hidden via predicate surface "literalTranslation" ⓘ
Bill “will, desire” (from Old High German *willo*) via predicate surface "componentMeaning" ⓘ
Bill “helmet, protection” (from Old High German *helm*) via predicate surface "componentMeaning" ⓘ
McDouglas Mc means son of via predicate surface "hasComponentMeaning" ⓘ
McDouglas Douglas is a given name and surname of Scottish origin via predicate surface "hasComponentMeaning" ⓘ
Nieuwe Waterweg New Waterway via predicate surface "literalMeaning" ⓘ
Georges ge (earth) via predicate surface "componentMeaning" ⓘ
Georges ergon (work) via predicate surface "componentMeaning" ⓘ
Çhiarn Vannin Çhiarn means lord in Manx via predicate surface "meaningOfComponent" ⓘ