honor
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒn.ə/
ipa: /ˈɑ.nɚ/
ipa: /ˈɔn.ə/
rhymes: -ɒnə(ɹ)
Forms: form: honors
form: honour
Etymology: From Middle English honour, honor, honur, from Anglo-Norman honour, honur, from Old French honor, from Latin honor.
Displaced Middle English menske (“honor, dignity among men”), from Old Norse menskr (“honor”).
The verb is from Middle English honouren, honuren (“to honor”).
Senses: examples: text: The crowds gave the returning general much honor and praise.
text: A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 13:57:
text: And when the long-illumined cities flame, / Their ever-loyal iron leader's fame, / With honour, honour, honour, honour to him, / Eternal honour to his name.
ref: 1852, Alfred Tennyson, “Stanza X”, in Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 14:
glosses: Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful).
examples: text: He was a most perfect knight, for he had great honor and chivalry.
text: His honor was unstained.
text: Prothean: Those who share my purpose become allies. Those who do not become casualties.
Shepard: Nothing in our fight against the Reapers has been that cut-and-dried.
Prothean: Because you still have hope that this war will end with your honor intact.
Shepard: I do.
Prothean: Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls and ask the ghosts if honor matters.
Prothean: The silence is your answer.
ref: 2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3: From Ashes (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, PC, scene: Normandy SR-2:
glosses: The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity.
examples: text: Honors are normally awarded twice a year: on The Queen's Birthday in June and at the New Year.
text: He wore an honor on his breast.
text: military honors; civil honors
text: Audie Murphy received many honors, such as the Distinguished Service Cross.
text: their funeral honours
ref: 1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
glosses: A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen.
examples: text: I had the honour of dining with the ambassador.
glosses: A privilege (which honors the person experiencing it).
examples: text: I'll let you have the honours, Bob—go ahead.
glosses: The privilege of going first.
topics: golf
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: The privilege of going first.
The right to play one's ball before one's opponent.
examples: text: He is an honour to his nation.
glosses: A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament.
examples: text: The lorde of the honour or manour
ref: 1523, Anthony Fitzherbert, Book of Surveying:
qualifier: feudal law
glosses: A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended.
topics: government
heraldry
hobbies
lifestyle
monarchy
nobility
politics
glosses: The center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon (compare honour point).
topics: card-games
games
glosses: In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit; in some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack.
topics: board-games
card-games
games
mahjong
glosses: In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit; in some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack.
a dragon or wind tile.
examples: text: At university I took honours in modern history.
glosses: (Courses for) an honours degree: a university qualification of the highest rank.
Synonyms: chivalry
glory
gentlemanliness
Derived terms: affair of honor
affair of honour
a prophet has no honor in his own country
a prophet is not without honor save in his own country
badge of honor
badge of honour
bed of honour
code of honor
code of honour
court of honor
court of honour
Cub's honor
debt of honor
debt of honour
dishonorable
dishonourable
do the honor
do the honour
do the honours
dubious honor
dubious honour
field of honor
field of honour
fount of honor
fount of honour
guard of honor
guard of honour
guest of honor
guest of honour
honorable
honor among thieves
honorand
honorary
honor bar
honor box
honor card
honor code
honoree
honor farm
honor guard
honorific
honor jar
honor killer
honor killing
honorless
honor name
Honor Oak
honor point
honor roll
honors degree
honor slaying
honor society
honors of war
honor student
honor system
honor walk
honorware
honourable
honour among thieves
honour bright
honour code
honour guard
honour killer
honour killing
honour roll
honours degree
honour system
Hons
in honor of
in honour of
lap of honor
lap of honour
last honors
lie in honor
maiden of honor
maid of honor
maid-of-honor tart
maid of honor tart
maid of honour
maids of honour cake
maids of honour tart
matron of honor
matron of honour
on one's honor
place of honor
point of honor
right to honor
scout's honor
Scout's honor
Scout's honour
there is no honor among thieves
unhonor
wear as a badge of honor
wear something as a badge of honor
word of honor
word of honour