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.
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 ceremonialsign 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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