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Definition of 'Honor'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) honor
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
a code of honor.

2.  honor
a source of credit or distinction:
to be an honor to one's country.

3.  honor
high respect, as for worth, merit, or rank:
to be held in great honor.

4.  honor
such respect manifested:
a memorial in honor of the dead; the place of honor at the table.

5.  honor
high public esteem; fame; glory:
to earn a position of honor.

6.  honor
the privilege of being associated with or receiving a favor from a respected person, group, etc.:
the honor of serving on a panel; I have the honor of introducing this evening's speaker.

7.  honor
Usu., honors. evidence, as a special ceremony, decoration, scroll, or title, of high rank or distinction:
military honors.

8.  honor
(cap.) a deferential title of respect, esp. for judges and mayors (prec. by His, Her, Your, etc.).

9.  honor
honors,

10.  honor
special rank or distinction conferred by a university, college, or school upon an outstanding student.

11.  honor
a class or course for advanced students, usu. involving accelerated or independent work.

12.  honor
(in Canada) a program of study at a university beyond the general course, for specialization in a particular subject.

13.  honor
chastity or purity in a woman.

14.  honor
Also called honor card.

15.  honor
(in bridge) any of the five highest trump cards or any of the four aces in a no-trump contract.

16.  honor
the privilege of teeing off in golf before the other player or side, given after the first hole to the player or side that won the previous hole.

17. (v.t.) honor
to hold in honor or high respect; revere:
to honor one's ancestors.

18.  honor
to treat with honor.

19.  honor
to confer honor or distinction upon.

20.  honor
to show a courteous regard for:
to honor an invitation.

21.  honor
to accept or pay (a credit card, check, etc.).

22.  honor
to accept as valid and conform to the request or demands of (an official document):
to honor a treaty.

23.  honor
(in square dancing) to meet or salute with a bow.

24. (adj.) honor
of, pertaining to, or noting honor.

25.  honor
do the honors, to act as host, as in serving at the dinner table.

Etymology: (1150–1200; (n.) ME (h)on(o)ur < AF (OF (h)onor, onur) < L honor, earlier honōs; (v.) ME < AF (h)on(o)urer < L honōrāre, der. of honor)

Definition of 'Honor'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
"an award for bravery"

2. (noun) honor, honour, laurels
the state of being honored

3. (noun) honor, honour
the quality of being honorable and having a good name
"a man of honor"

4. (verb) honor, honour, purity, pureness
a woman's virtue or chastity

5. (verb) honor, honour, reward
bestow honor or rewards upon
"Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

6. (verb) respect, honor, honour, abide by, observe
show respect towards
"honor your parents!"

7. (verb) honor, honour
accept as pay
"we honor checks and drafts"

Definition of 'Honor'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) honor
moral behavior or integrity
a woman of honor and intelligence

2.  honor
respect and admiration other people feel for sb; = reputation
His family's honor was very important to him.

3.  honor
sth you feel proud of doing
It would be an honor to meet the President.

4.  honor
a prize or reward
He was awarded the highest honor in the field.

5.  honor
in honor of
to show respect for
a ceremony in honor of those who gave their life in the war

6. (verb) honor
to show respect by giving a prize or reward
a ceremony to honor him for his bravery

7.  honor
to keep a promise or do a duty
a debt that must be honored

Definition of 'Honor'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Honor
esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence

2. (noun) Honor
that which rightfully attracts esteem, respect, or consideration; self-respect; dignity; courage; fidelity; especially, excellence of character; high moral worth; virtue; nobleness; specif., in men, integrity; uprightness; trustworthness; in women, purity; chastity

3. (noun) Honor
a nice sense of what is right, just, and true, with course of life correspondent thereto; strict conformity to the duty imposed by conscience, position, or privilege

4. (noun) Honor
that to which esteem or consideration is paid; distinguished position; high rank

5. (noun) Honor
fame; reputation; credit

6. (noun) Honor
a token of esteem paid to worth; a mark of respect; a ceremonial sign of consideration; as, he wore an honor on his breast; military honors; civil honors

7. (noun) Honor
a cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament; as, he is an honor to his nation

8. (noun) Honor
a title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil offices, or to persons of rank; as, His Honor the Mayor. See Note under Honorable

9. (noun) Honor
a seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended

10. (noun) Honor
academic or university prizes or distinctions; as, honors in classics

11. (noun) Honor
the ace, king, queen, and jack of trumps. The ten and nine are sometimes called Dutch honors

12. (noun) Honor
to regard or treat with honor, esteem, or respect; to revere; to treat with deference and submission; when used of the Supreme Being, to reverence; to adore; to worship

13. (noun) Honor
to dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to bestow honor upon; to elevate in rank or station; to ennoble; to exalt; to glorify; hence, to do something to honor; to treat in a complimentary manner or with civility

14. (noun) Honor
to accept and pay when due; as, to honora bill of exchange

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