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honor
[ on-er ]
noun
- honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
a man of honor.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms: ,
- a source of credit or distinction:
to be an honor to one's family.
- high respect, as for worth, merit, or rank:
to be held in honor.
Synonyms: , , ,
- such respect manifested:
a memorial in honor of the dead.
He has earned his position of honor.
Synonyms:
- the privilege of being associated with or receiving a favor from a respected person, group, organization, etc.:
I had the honor of serving on the Pulitzer Prize jury.
It is an honor to introduce this evening's speaker.
- Usually honors. evidence, as a special ceremony, decoration, scroll, or title, of high rank, dignity, or distinction:
political honors;
military honors.
- Honor, a deferential title of respect, especially for judges and mayors (preceded by His, Her, Your, etc.).
- honors,
- special rank or distinction conferred by a university, college, or school upon a student for eminence in scholarship or success in some particular subject.
- an advanced course of study for superior students. Compare honors course.
- especially historically, chastity or purity in a woman.
- Also called honor card. Cards.
- Bridge. any of the five highest trump cards, as an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten in the trump suit, or any of the four aces in a no-trump contract. Compare honor trick.
- Whist. any of the four highest trump cards, as an ace, king, queen, or jack in the trump suit.
- Golf. the privilege of teeing off before the other player or side, given after the first hole to the player or side that won the previous hole.
verb (used with object)
- to hold in honor or high respect; revere:
to honor one's parents.
Synonyms: ,
- to treat with honor.
- to confer honor or distinction upon:
The university honored her with its leadership award.
- to worship, glorify, or serve (a deity):
Believers honor Hanuman as the embodiment of strength and courage.
May he grow to be a man who loves and honors God.
- to show a courteous regard for:
to honor an invitation.
- Commerce. to accept or pay (a draft, check, etc.):
All credit cards are honored here.
- to accept as valid and conform to the request or demands of (an official document).
- (in square dancing) to meet or salute with a bow.
adjective
- of, relating to, or noting honor.
honor
/ ˈɒ²ÔÉ™ /
noun
- the US spelling of honour
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó´Ç²Ô·´Ç°ù·±ð°ù noun
- ³ó´Ç²Ô·´Ç°ù·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ´Ç·±¹±ð°ù·³ó´Ç²Ô·´Ç°ù verb (used with object)
- °ù±ð·³ó´Ç²Ô·´Ç°ù verb (used with object)
- ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-³ó´Ç²Ô·´Ç°ù±ð»å adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·³ó´Ç²Ô·´Ç°ù±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of honor1
Idioms and Phrases
- be on / upon one's honor, to accept and acknowledge personal responsibility for one's actions:
West Point cadets are on their honor not to cheat on an exam.
- do honor to,
- to show respect to.
- to be a credit to:
Such good students would do honor to any teacher.
- do the honors, to serve or preside as host, as in introducing people, or carving or serving at table:
Father did the honors at the family Thanksgiving dinner.
More idioms and phrases containing honor
In addition to the idiom beginning with honor , also see do the honors ; in honor of ; on one's honor ; word of honor .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Meanwhile, Tom Cruise asks a crowd for a moment of silence in honor of his friend.
At CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Amazon MGM executives said they “are committed to honoring the legacy of this iconic character while bringing a fresh, exhilarating new chapter.â€
The presentation closed with an appearance by Cruise, who asked the audience for a moment of silence in honor of his “Top Gun†co-star Val Kilmer, who died earlier this week.
A new center in downtown L.A. honors her work while in the city and beyond.
Everyone should wear No. 42 jerseys in honor of Robinson, who famously broke baseball’s color line and also fought segregation in the military.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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