| Honor |
n. |
Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence. |
| Honor |
n. |
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. |
| Honor |
n. |
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. |
| Honor |
n. |
That to which esteem or consideration is paid; distinguished position; high rank. |
| Honor |
n. |
Fame; reputation; credit. |
| Honor |
n. |
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. |
| Honor |
n. |
A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament; as, he is an honor to his nation. |
| Honor |
n. |
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. |
| Honor |
n. |
A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended. |
| Honor |
n. |
Academic or university prizes or distinctions; as, honors in classics. |
| Honor |
n. |
The ace, king, queen, and jack of trumps. The ten and nine are sometimes called Dutch honors. |
| Honor |
n. |
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. |
| Honor |
n. |
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. |
| Honor |
n. |
To accept and pay when due; as, to honora bill of exchange. |
| Honorable |
a. |
Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious. |
| Honorable |
a. |
High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation. |
| Honorable |
a. |
Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as, an honorable motive. |
| Honorable |
a. |
Conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds. |
| Honorable |
a. |
Worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended; consistent with honor or rectitude. |
| Honorable |
a. |
Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with testimonies of esteem; an honorable burial. |
| Honorable |
a. |
Of reputable association or use; respectable. |
| Honorable |
a. |
An epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable Senate; the honorable gentleman. |
| Honorableness |
n. |
The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction. |
| Honorableness |
n. |
Conformity to the principles of honor, probity, or moral rectitude; fairness; uprightness; reputableness. |
| Honorably |
adv. |
In an honorable manner; in a manner showing, or consistent with, honor. |
| Honorably |
adv. |
Decently; becomingly. |
| Honorarium |
a. |
Alt. of Honorary |
| Honorary |
a. |
A fee offered to professional men for their services; as, an honorarium of one thousand dollars. |
| Honorary |
a. |
An honorary payment, usually in recognition of services for which it is not usual or not lawful to assign a fixed business price. |
| Honorary |
a. |
Done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary services. |
| Honorary |
a. |
Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor without emolument; as, an honorary degree. |
| Honorary |
a. |
Holding a title or place without rendering service or receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society. |
| Honored |
imp. & p. p. |
of Honor |
| Honorer |
n. |
One who honors. |
| Honorific |
a. |
Conferring honor; tending to honor. |
| Honoring |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Honor |
| Honorless |
a. |
Destitute of honor; not honored. |
