honour

honour
1. noun /ˈɒnə,ˈɑnɚ/
a) High rank or respect.

Book 60, 1 Peter, 002:004 : Come to Him, the ever-living Stone, rejected indeed by men as worthless, but in Gods esteem chosen and held in honour.

b) Dignity; reputation as a good person.

His honour is at stake.

2. verb /ˈɒnə,ˈɑnɚ/
a) To think of highly, to respect highly.

The freedom fighters will be forever remembered and honoured by the people.

b) To confer an honour or privilege upon (someone).

Ten members of the profession were honoured at the ceremony.


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  • Honour — f English: from the vocabulary word honour (via Old French from Latin honor). The name was popular with the Puritans in the 17th century and has survived to the present day. Variants: Honor esp. U.S.); Honora esp. Ireland; cf. NORA (SEE Nora)) …   First names dictionary

  • honour — British English spelling of HONOR (Cf. honor); also see OR (Cf. or). Related: Honoured; honouring; honours …   Etymology dictionary

  • honour — (Brit.) hon·our || É‘nÉ™(r) / É’n n. esteem, respect, good reputation; integrity, honesty, truthfulness; award, tribute; privilege; pride, dignity (also honor) v. show respect; respect, esteem; give an award to, pay tribute, praise; accept;… …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • honour — [än′ər] n., vt., adj. Brit. sp. of HONOR …   English World dictionary

  • Honour — For other uses, see Honour (disambiguation). An illustration of the Burr Hamilton duel of 1804 – Alexander Hamilton defends his honour by accepting Aaron Burr s challenge Honour or honor (see spelling differences; from the Latin word honos,… …   Wikipedia

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