honor

honor
honor (Brit. honour) NOUN 1) high respect. 2) pride and pleasure from being shown respect. 3) a clear sense of what is morally right. 4) a person or thing that brings credit. 5) a thing conferred as a distinction. 6) (honors) a course of degree studies more specialized than for an ordinary pass. 7) (His, Your, etc. Honor) a title of respect for a circuit judge. 8) dated a woman's chastity. 9) Bridge an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten.
VERB 1) regard with great respect. 2) pay public respect to. 3) fulfil (an obligation) or keep (an agreement). 4) grace; privilege: the Princess honored the ball with her presence.
do the honors — Cf. ↑do the honors
in honor of — Cf. ↑in honor of
on one's honor — Cf. ↑on one's honor
there's honor among thieves — Cf. ↑there's honor among thieves
ORIGIN Latin honor.

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  • Honor — Hon or ([o^]n [ e]r), n. [OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor, honos.] [Written also {honour}.] 1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Honor — Hon or, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Honored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Honoring}.] [OE. honouren, onouren, OF. honorer, honourer, F. honorer, fr. L. honorare, fr. honor, n.] 1. To regard or treat with honor, esteem, or respect; to revere; to treat with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Honor — (lat. Ehre) steht für Honor Imperii (Ehre des Reiches) Terminus der Mediävistik Medal of Honor, US Ehrenmedaille Men of Honor, US amerikanisches Filmdrama von George Tillman Secret Honor, Spielfilm von Robert Altman (1984) Hall of Honor, US… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Honor — Honor: Honor (группа) Honor См. также Honorius Honoris causa Honores mutant mores …   Википедия

  • Honor — (lat. u. ital.), Ehre, s.d.; H. di littĕra, die Ehre des Wechselbriefes, d.h. dessen Annahme zum Auszahlen; Honorant, der, welcher einen Wechsel für Rechnung eines Andern annimmt. Honōris causa, der Ehre halber; Honōres mutant mores, Würden… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Honor — HONOR, óris, die Ehre, wurde von den Römern göttlich verehret, und hatte daher ihre besondern Tempel zu Rom. Einer derselben stund vor der Porta Collina in der V Region, Cic. de L. L. l. II. c. 23. & Nardin l. IV. c. 4. und ein anderer in der I… …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

  • Honor — Mosaico en el zaguán del Panteón de Hombres Ilustres de Madrid (España), que resalta el honor como virtud ejemplificada en las vidas de las personas allá sepultadas. Para otros usos de este término, véase tenencia feudal. El honor es un concepto… …   Wikipedia Español

  • honor — honorer, n. honorless, adj. /on euhr/, n. 1. honesty, fairness, or integrity in one s beliefs and actions: a man of honor. 2. a source of credit or distinction: to be an honor to one s family. 3. high respect, as for worth, merit, or rank: to be… …   Universalium

  • honor — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French onur, honur, from Latin honos, honor Date: 13th century 1. a. good name or public esteem ; reputation b. a showing of usually merited respect ; recognition < pay honor to our founder > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Honor — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Honor est un mot anglais signifiant « honneur ». C est aussi un prénom, porté notamment par : Honor Blackman, une actrice britannique … Il… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • honor — See: DO THE HONORS, IN HONOR OF, ON ONE S HONOR …   Dictionary of American idioms

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