honor
see also: Honor
Pronunciation Noun
Honor
Proper noun
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see also: Honor
Pronunciation Noun
honor (chiefly, American spelling)
- (uncountable) recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful)
- The crowds gave the returning general much honor and praise.
- The King James Bible, Matthew 13.57:
- A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country.
- (uncountable) the state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity
- He was a most perfect knight, for he had great honor and chivalry.
- His honor was unstained.
- (countable) a token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen
- Honors are normally awarded twice a year: on The Queen's Birthday in June and at the New Year.
- He wore an honor on his breast.
- military honors; civil honors
- Audie Murphy received many honors, such as the Distinguished Service Cross.
- their funeral honors
- a privilege
- I had the honour of dining with the ambassador.
- (in the plural) the privilege of going first
- I'll let you have the honours, Bob—go ahead.
- (golf) the right to play one's ball before one's opponent.
- a cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament.
- He is an honour to his nation.
- (feudal law) a seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended
- (heraldry, countable) the center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon (compare honour point)
- (countable, card games) In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit. In some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack.
- (in the plural) (courses for) an honours degree: a university qualification of the highest rank
- At university I took honours in modern history.
- Russian: честь
- Portuguese: honra
- Russian: честь
- Portuguese: honra
- Russian: честь
- Spanish: privilegio
- Portuguese: honra
- Russian: го́рдость
- Russian: по́честь
honor (honors, present participle honoring; past and past participle honored) (chiefly, American)
- (transitive) to think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of
- The freedom fighters will be forever remembered and honored by the people.
- (transitive) to conform to, abide by, act in accordance with (an agreement, treaty, promise, request, or the like)
- I trusted you, but you have not honored your promise.
- refuse to honor the test ban treaty
- (transitive) to confer (bestow) an honour or privilege upon (someone)
- Ten members of the profession were honored at the ceremony.
- The prince honored me with an invitation to his birthday banquet.
- (transitive) to make payment in respect of (a cheque, banker's draft, etc.)
- I'm sorry Sir, but the bank did not honour your cheque.
- worthy (verb)
Honor
Proper noun
- A female given name.
- 2004 Annie Proulx, Bad Dirt, Fourth Estate, ISBN 0007196911, page 104:
- They had named the baby Honor because Eugenie had been moved by Honoré de Balzac's Le Père Goriot in her French class.
- 2004 Annie Proulx, Bad Dirt, Fourth Estate, ISBN 0007196911, page 104:
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