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Definition: Honor |
HonorNoun1. A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery". 2. The state of being honored. 3. The quality of being honorable and having a good name; "a man of honor". 4. A woman's virtue or chastity. Verb1. Bestow honor upon; "Today we honor our soldiers". 2. Show respect towards; "honor your parents!". 3. Accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Honor" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "an honor". |
Date "honor" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
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Economics | To accept a bill of exchange; or to pay a note, check or draft at maturity. (references) |
Finance | To accept or pay (a draft, check, etc. ): All credit cards honored here. Source: European Union. (references) |
| To accept and pay a check or draft upon presentation. (references) | |
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Honor, usually spelt honour outside the United States of America, comprises the reputation, self-perception or moral identity of an individual or of a group.Previously honor figured largely as a guiding principle of society, functioning as part of a code of honor for a gentleman and often coming to expression in the practice of duelling. One's honor, that of one's wife, of one's (blood-)family or of one's beloved formed an all-important issue: the archetypal "man of honour" remained ever alert for any insult, actual or suspected: for either would impugn his honour.
The concept of honour appears to have declined in importance in the modern secular West. Popular stereotypes would have it surviving more definitively in alleged "hot-blooded" Mediterranean cultures (Italian, Arab, Hispanic ...) or in more "gentlemanly" societies (like the "Old South" of Dixie). Traces linger in the military (officers may conduct a court of honor) and in organisations with military echoes, such as Scouting.
"Honor" in the case of females historically related frequently to sexuality: preservation of "honor" equated primarily to maintenance of virginity, or at least to preservation of exclusive monogamy. One could speculate that feminism may have changed some linguistic usage in this respect.
One can contrast cultures of honor with cultures of law. From the viewpoint of anthropology, cultures of honor typically appear among nomadic peoples and herdsmen who carry their most valuable property with them and risk having it stolen, without having recourse to law enforcement or government. In this situation, inspiring fear forms a better strategy than promoting friendship; and cultivating a reputation for swift and disproportionate revenge increases the safety of your person and property. Thinkers ranging from Montesquieu to Steven Pinker have remarked upon the mindset needed for a culture of honor.
Cultures of honor therefore appear amongst Bedouins, Scottish and English herdsmen of the Border country, and many similar peoples, who have little allegiance to a national government; among cowboys, frontiersmen, and ranchers of the American West, where law enforcement was often out of reach, as famously celebrated in Western movies; and among aristocrats, who enjoy hereditary privileges that put them beyond the reach of general laws. Cultures of honor also flourish in criminal underworlds and gangs, whose members carry large amounts of cash and contraband and cannot complain to the law if it is stolen. The encouragement of violent cultures of honor appears one of the drawbacks of legislation that creates victimless crimes.
Once a culture of honor exists, it is difficult for its members to make the transition to a culture of law; this requires that people become willing to back down and refuse to immediately retaliate, and from the viewpoint of the culture of honor this is a weak and unwise act.
In contemporary international relations, the concept of "credibility" resembles that of honour: when the credibility of a state or of an alliance appears at stake, honour-bound politicians may call for drastic measures.
Compare the concepts of integrity, face (social custom) in stereotyped Oriental cultures, or of mana in Polynesian society.
For a similar concept with many connotations opposite to honor, see shame.
See also: code duello, Chivalry, Bushido
In many countries an honour is an award given by the state. It may refer to a military medal, but more typically it means a civilian award, such as a British OBE, a knighthood or membership of the French Légion d'honneur.
See also: British honours system.
In medieval England, an honor was a great lordship, comprised of dozens or hundreds of manors. Attempts were often made to preserve the integrity of an honor over time, so that its properties were administered as a unit, inherited together, etc.
The typical honor had properties scattered over several shires, intermingled with the properties of others. Usually, though, there was a more concentrated cluster somewhere. Here would be located the caput (head) of the honor, with a castle that gave its name to the honor and was its administrative headquarters.
A lordship could consist of anything from a field or two to vast territories all over England. Thus honor can be used to distinguish the large from the small. The term is particularly useful for the eleventh and twelfth centuries, before the development of an extensive peerage hierarchy.
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Honor is a village located in Benzie County, Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 299.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.4 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.4 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 299 people, 129 households, and 82 families residing in the village. The population density is 209.9/km² (543.1/mi²). There are 153 housing units at an average density of 107.4/km² (277.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village is 86.29% White, 0.00% African American, 6.02% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 3.01% from other races, and 4.01% from two or more races. 3.34% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 129 households out of which 27.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% are married couples living together, 10.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% are non-families. 29.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 18.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.32 and the average family size is 2.80. In the village the population is spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.5 males. The median income for a household in the village is $32,917, and the median income for a family is $40,833. Males have a median income of $22,273 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the village is $14,274. 11.9% of the population and 4.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 14.0% are under the age of 18 and 3.9% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Honor, Michigan."
Synonyms: HonorSynonyms: accolade (n), award (n), laurels (n), purity (n), abide by (v), honour (v), observe (v), respect (v), reward (v). (additional references) |
| Antonyms: dishonor (v), disrespect (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Approbation | Do justice to, appreciate; honor, hold in esteem, look up to, admire; like; be in favor of, wish Godspeed; hail, hail with satisfaction. |
Probity | Noun: probity, integrity, uprightness; Adjective: honesty, faith; honor; bonne foi, good faith, bona fides; purity, clean hands. |
Property | Manor, honor, domain, demesne; farm, plantation, hacienda; allodium; (free); fief, fieff, feoff, feud, zemindary, dependency; arado, merestead, ranch. |
Repute | Glory, honor; luster; (light); illustriousness; Adjective: |
Give honor to, do honor to, pay honor to, render honor to; honor, accredit, pay regard to, dignify, glorify; sing praises to; (approve); lock up to; exalt, aggrandize, elevate, nobilitate. | |
Chief; (master); first fiddle; (proficient); cynosure, mirror; flower, pink, pearl; paragon; (perfection); choice and master spirits of the age; elite; star,.sun, constellation, galaxy. ornament, honor, feather in one's cap, halo, aureole, nimbus; halo of glory, blaze of glory, blushing honors; laurels; (trophy). | |
Respect | Verb: respect, regard; revere, reverence; hold in reverence, honor, venerate, hallow; esteem; (approve of); think much of; entertain respect for, bear respect for; look up to, defer to; have a high opinion of, hold a high opinion of; pay attention, pay respect; n. to; do honor to, render honor to; do the honors, hail; show courtesy; salute, present arms; do homage to, pay homage to; pay tribute to, kneel to, bow to, bend the knee to; fall down before, prostrate oneself, kiss the hem of one's garment; worship. |
Noun: respect, regard, consideration; courtesy; attention, deference, reverence, honor, esteem, estimation, veneration, admiration; approbation. | |
Right | Morals; (duty); law; honor; (probity); virtue. |
Title | Noun: honor; knighthood; (nobility). |
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Screenplays | Look at you: member of the honor roll, assistant to the assistant manager of the movie theater (Fast Times at Ridgemont High; writing credit: Cameron Crowe.) We're on the honor system (Alien³; writing credit: Dan O'Bannon; Ronald Shusett) : Your honor, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, this is irrefutable evidence that the defendant is guilty (Catch Me If You Can; writing credit: Frank Abagnale Jr.; Stan Redding) Thank you, your honor. With God's help I'll conquer this terrible affliction (Trainspotting; writing credit: Irvine Welsh; John Hodge) His partner was supposed to get out of the car and back him up but never did. My father was just as devoted as you, and now he's dead, and for what? A traffic ticket and some punk, you tell me what's the honor in that (Rush Hour; writing credit: Jim Kouf) | |
Lyrics | Things that they say, Honor Brite (Games People Play; performing artist: Alan Parsons Project) I gave my guy my word of honor ("My Guy"; performing artist: Mary Wells) I am a man who will fight for your honor (Glory Of Love; performing artist: Peter Cetera) | |
Clever | The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction. (references; author: Mark Twain) | |
Movie/TV Titles | A Field of Honor (1973) Family Honor (1973) Honor Thy Father (1973) O honor (1973) Honor y orgullo (1969) | |
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 | Dr. George H. A. Clowes was a member of the Roswell Park staff from 1904 to 1917. He is credited with initiating the first cancer chemotherapy program in the U.S.A. AACR inaugurated the Clowes Memorial Lecture in his honor. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Dr. David Sencer presents Norfolk Pine in honor of CDC Secretaries, 1977. Credit: CDC. |
 | Armstrong Awarded Space Medal of Honor. Credit: NASA. |  | In honor of NASA Hubble Space Telescope's eighth anniversary, we have gift-wrapped Saturn in ... Credit: NASA. |
 | William Bowie Chief of geodesy from 1909 till 1936 retirement Bowie Medal of American Geophysical Union established in his honor. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Commemorative plaque in honor of Colonel E. Lester Jones From George Washington Post No. 1 of the American Legion States Colonel Jones's role in founding the American Legion Plaque was placed on the C&GS Ship E. LESTER JONES in 1939. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Servicing the National Weather Service automated weather buoy that is nicknamed Peggy in honor of the lady who radioed weather to fishermen for many years in the Aleutian Islands. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship COWIE. This vessel was named in honor of Commander George D. Cowie, former head of the Philippine Coast Survey, who was killed in a Japanese bombing raid on Manila in late 1941. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | Alice Pitsenbarger observes at right as her husband, William F. Pitsenbarger, center, accepts the Medal of Honor on behalf of his son, Airman 1st Class William F. Pitsenbarger, from Secretary of the Air Force Whit Peters, during a ceremony Dec. 8 at the U. |  | Air Force Medal of Honor. |
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| "Honor heights series 4" by Kenneth Love Commentary: "Images from Honor Heights Veterns park in Muskogee, OK." | "Confederate soldier" by raznov Commentary: "Dignity and honor." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Alexander Pope | Act well your part; there all honor lies. |
Eustache Deschamps | Better honor than shameful wealth. |
George De Benneville | Honor the ocean of love. |
Grover Cleveland | Honor lies in honest toil. |
Jean Racine | Without money honor is merely a disease. |
Joseph Addison | The post of honor is a private station. |
Marcus T. Cicero | Ability without honor is useless. |
Oliver Goldsmith | Honor sinks where commerce long prevails. |
Petrarch | A good death does honor to a whole life. |
Publilius Syrus | What is left when honor is lost? |
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Magna Carta | 1215 | If anyone holding of some escheat (such as the honor of Wallingford, Nottingham, Boulogne, Lancaster, or of other escheats which are in our hands and are baronies) shall die, his heir shall give no other relief, and perform no other service to us than he would have done to the baron if that barony had been in the baron's hand; and we shall hold it in the same manner in which the baron held it. (reference) |
US Declaration of Independence | 1776 | And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor. (reference) |
US Constitution | 1791 | Clause 7: Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law. (reference) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | It is also an honor, perhaps almost unique, for a private visitor to be introduced to an academic audience by the President of the United States. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
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Life, the Universe and Everything | Douglas Adams | I said, `I would like to say that it is a very great pleasure, honor and privilege for me to open this bridge, but I can't because my lying circuits are all out of commission |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I had the honor to dine with the Governor, where a new set of ghosts served up the meat, and waited at table |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Many men have been likened to it, but few deserve that honor. |
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Children | Morocco | On November 16, after the fourth annual "handisports" games for athletes with disabilities, the King hosted a reception in their honor at the royal palace in Rabat to increases awareness and acceptance of persons with disabilities. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Cuba | On June 21, a Mass was celebrated in the Church of St. Theresa in honor of Diosdado. (references) |
Iran | Baha'is are not allowed to bury and honor their dead in keeping with their religious tradition. (references) | |
Economic History | Guinea | The GOG is bound by law to honor judgments made by the arbitration court. (references) |
Brunei Darussalam | In 1970, the national capital, Brunei Town, was renamed Bandar Seri Begawan in his honor. (references) | |
Ecuador | However, the Government of Ecuador does not always honor its obligations with respect to the Treaty. (references) | |
Human Rights | Djibouti | During the year, in honor of the holy month of Ramadan, 80 prisoners were granted amnesty. (references) |
Lithuania | The courts and law enforcement agencies generally honor routine, written requests for evidence. (references) | |
Pakistan | More than 800 women were killed by family members in so-called "honor killings;" honor killings are a problem. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Suriname | The leaders want the Government to honor provisions of the peace accords that establish economic zones around both Maroon and Indigenous communities. (references) |
Minorities | Poland | In April during the 13th March of the Living from Auschwitz to Birkenau to honor victims of the Holocaust, several hundred citizens joined 2,000 marchers from Israel and other countries. (references) |
Political Economy | Burma | Since that time, however, the military regime has refused to honor the results of those elections. (references) |
Political Rights | United Arab Emirates | At the same time, she emphasized her view that the eventual appointment of women to the FNC and other government positions would be "a responsibility rather than an honor," requiring careful prior preparation. (references) |
Trade | Mexico | Although the importer may fail to honor his agreement, it method provides a documented trail in case of a dispute. (references) |
Travel | Finland | The public hospital system will not honor foreign credit cards and/or U.S. insurance coverage. (references) |
Women | Jordan | He claimed to have acted in defense of his family's honor. (references) |
Pakistan | By the end of 2000, the PWO had collected data on 369 honor killings. (references) | |
Egypt | There are no reliable statistics regarding the extent of honor killings. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Nauru | The only two large employers, the Government and the NPC, honor this rule. (references) |
Nicaragua | In April 2000, the representatives of the CST tried to obtain authorization from the Ministry of Labor to go on strike at Chentex, a Taiwanese-owned textile factory, for its failure to honor the terms of its collective bargaining agreement. (references) | |
Pakistan | In 1996 the Cabinet decided to withdraw these exemptions beginning in January 2000; however, the Government stated that it will honor agreements with investors regarding the exemptions, and it made no effort to lift the restrictions as of year's end. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | DECALOGUE, n. A series of commandments, ten in number -- just enough to permit an intelligent selection for observance, but not enough to embarrass the choice. Following is the revised edition of the Decalogue, calculated for this meridian. Thou shalt no God but me adore: 'Twere too expensive to have more. No images nor idols make For Robert Ingersoll to break. Take not God's name in vain; select A time when it will have effect. Work not on Sabbath days at all, But go to see the teams play ball. Honor thy parents. That creates For life insurance lower rates. Kill not, abet not those who kill; Thou shalt not pay thy butcher's bill. Kiss not thy neighbor's wife, unless Thine own thy neighbor doth caress Don't steal; thou'lt never thus compete Successfully in business. Cheat. Bear not false witness -- that is low -- But "hear 'tis rumored so and so." Cover thou naught that thou hast not By hook or crook, or somehow, got. G.J. |
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Jon Stewart | Sir, absolutely, and it is my personal mission to find a satisfactory replacement, a performer of character, a performer of honor. |
Margaret Thatcher | The government wants a peaceful settlement. But your government totally rejects a peaceful sellout. There would be neither honor nor credibility in our country or our people if we were to do that. |
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George Washington | 1789-1797 | When the occasion proper for it shall arrive, I shall endeavor to express the high sense I entertain of this distinguished honor, and of the confidence which has been reposed in me by the people of united America. |
John Adams | 1797-1801 | Honor is truly sacred, but holds a lower rank in the scale of moral excellence than virtue. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Humanity and national honor demand that every effort should be made to avert so great a calamity. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | Chief Justice, and fellow citizens, I accept with humility the honor which the American people have conferred upon me. |
Dwight Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | We are accordingly pledged to honor, and to strive to fortify, the authority of the United Nations. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | To help promote and honor creative achievements, I will propose a National Foundation on the Arts. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | America's first goal is and always will be peace with honor. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Now, there's a new face at this place of honor tonight. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Somehow he has found the strength to honor his son by transforming his grief into action. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | Deep in the American character, there is honor, and it is stronger than cynicism. |
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| "Honor" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 77.42% of the time. "Honor" is used about 62 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 77.42% | 48 | 49,194 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 11.29% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 4.84% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (proper) | 4.84% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Unclassified Items | 1.61% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 62 | N/A |
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| The following table summarizes the usage of "honor" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Honor | Last name | 200 | 40,441 |
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| "Honor" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "an honor". | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "honor". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Timotheus | N/A | Biblical | Honor of God |
| Honor | Female | English | An honor |
| Honour | Female | English | An honor |
| Honorine | Male | French | An honor |
| Honor | Female | Irish | An honor |
| Honoria | Male | Late Roman | An honor |
| Honorius | Male | Late Roman | An honor |
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| The following table summarizes names related to "Honor." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Honor | Female | English | Honour |
| Honour | Female | English | N/A |
| Honor | Female | Irish | Honour |
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1. Honor, MI (village, FIPS 39080) |
Expressions using "honor": a prophet is without honor in his own country ♦ ad in honor of ♦ Affair of honor ♦ be in honor bound ♦ be in honor bound to ♦ bestow honor ♦ code of honor ♦ concept of honor ♦ congressional Medal of Honor ♦ court of honor ♦ dead to honor ♦ debt of honor ♦ decoration of honor ♦ do honor to ♦ give honor ♦ guard of honor ♦ guest of honor ♦ have the honor of ♦ his honor ♦ honor a check ♦ honor a cheque ♦ honor a person ♦ honor a policy ♦ honor all international treaties ♦ Honor bright ♦ honor by ♦ Honor court ♦ honor guard ♦ Honor point ♦ honor policy ♦ honor system ♦ honor virtutis praemium ♦ in honor bound ♦ in honor of ♦ in smb.'s honor ♦ Law of honor ♦ Laws of honor ♦ Legion of honor ♦ maid of honor ♦ man of honor ♦ mark of honor ♦ matron of honor ♦ medal of honor ♦ mouth honor ♦ of honor ♦ on my honor ♦ on one's honor ♦ page of honor ♦ parole of honor ♦ peace with honor ♦ place of honor ♦ point of honor ♦ redound to one's honor ♦ roll of honor ♦ sense of honor ♦ sensitive on a question of honor ♦ stand of honor ♦ table of honor ♦ the legion of honor ♦ To do one honor ♦ To have the honor ♦ to one's honor ♦ traffic away smb.'s honor ♦ upon my honor ♦ word of honor ♦ your honor. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "honor"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | huldig (honour). (various references) | |
Albanian | nder (benignity, boon, complaisance, credit, distinction, fair dealing, Favor, favour, honour, kindness, service). (various references) | |
Arabic | وسام الشرف (honour), أجل (adjourn, carry over, continue, defer, delay, dignify, esteem, glorify, hold over, honour, look up to, postpone, procrastinate, prorogue, put back, put off, rather, refer back, regard, remit, set aside, shelve, stall, suspend, table, value, yep, yes), أضفى شرفا (honour), إجلال (homage, honour, respect, solemnity, tribute), إحترام (consideration, courtesy, deference, esteem, estimation, homage, honour, obeisance, prestige, regard, reputability, respect, respects, reverence), إحترم (abide by, consider, dignify, esteem, honour, look up to, regard, respect), إفتخر (boast, have a pride in, honour, pride, profess), طهارة (asepsis, candor, candour, chastity, honour, innocence, prudery, pureness, purgation, purification, purity, refinement, righteousness, saintliness, tidiness, virtue), عامل بإحترام (honour), درجة الشرف (honour), سمعة حسنة (honour), اكرام (respect), وفى (honour, pay), وفى بوعده (deliver, deliver the goods, go back on, honour, promise, redeem), قبل ودفع (honour), نفذ (act, activate, be executed, carry into effect, carry out, come true, commit, computerize, do, effect, effectuate, enforce, execute, fill, fulfil, fulfill, honour, implement, invoke, penetrate, percolate, perform, permeate, petering, pierce, practise, proceed, pursue, put into effect, realize, transfix, traverse), ماء الوجه (dignity, honour), مقام رفيع (honour, worship), ميز (characterize, confer distinction upon, differentiate, discern, discriminate, distinguish, favor, favour, grant a special privilege, identify, know, label, make a distinction, mark, notice, observe, perceive, prefer, privilege, realize, recognize, segregate, separate, set above others, set apart, set aside, single, single out, stamp), فخر (honour), فخارأو فخر (honour), عفاف (honour). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | уважение (admiration, consideration, credit, deference, duty, esteem, estimation, homage, honour, obeisance, observance, piety, regard, respect, reverence, worship), уважавам (admire, esteem, hold in esteem, honour, mind, notice, regard, respect, venerate, worship), удържам (deduct, honour, stop, subduct), удостоявам (deign, dignify, honour), репутация (character, fame, honour, name, note, rating, record, rep, report, reputation, repute, standing), честност (fair dealing, fairness, faith, faithfulness, honesty, honour, integrity, loyalty, probity, rectitude, sportsmanship, straightforwardness, straightness, truth), чест (frequent, honour, minutely, rapid fire, thick), акцептирам (accept, honour), благородство (elevation, generosity, honour, magnanimity, nobility, noble-mindedness, nobleness), почест (honour), почитам (admire, commemorate, esteem, honour, notice, respect, revere, venerate, worship), почит (esteem, homage, honour, obeisance, regard, respect, reverence, worship), плащам в срок (honour), добро име (honour, prestige). (various references) | |
Catalan | honor (honour). (various references) | |
Chinese | 荣誉 (honour, honours, kudos), 榮譽 , 榮耀 (glory), 尊嚴 (dignity, sanctity). (various references) | |
Czech | zaplatit smìnku (honour), vzdát èest (honour), vyznamenání (commendation, decoration, distinction, honour), proplatit (honour), poctít (dignify, Favor, favour, grace, honour), pocta (compliment, homage, honour), poèestnost (honour), dobré jméno (goodwill, honour, repute), ctít (honour, respect, revere, venerate, worship), řád (code, decoration, honour, order, rank, regulations, system), akceptovat (accept, honour), èest (credit, honour, kudos). (various references) | |
Danish | ære (honour). (various references) | |
Dutch | huldigen (honour), hulde (homage, honour), vereren (adore, honour, worship), eren (honour), eerbewijs (honour), eerbewýs (honour), eer (before, honour, preferably, previous to, rather). (various references) | |
Esperanto | honoro (honour), honori (honour). (various references) | |
Faeroese | heiður (fame, glory, honour, renown). (various references) | |
Farsi | جناب(درخطاب), شرف , شاگراول شدن , ابرو (Brow, Credit, Name, Prestige, Reputation), احترام کردن به , امتیازتحصیلی اوردن , شرافت , افتخار (Attribute, Glory), عزت , عفت (Modesty, Purity, Virtue), تشریفات شمردن , حضرت (Holiness), ناموس , نجابت (Chastity, Decency, Nobility). (various references) | |
Finnish | PPI-lauseke (honor policy, honour policy). (various references) | |
French | honorer (honour), honneur (honour). (various references) | |
Frisian | eare (honour). (various references) | |
German | ehre (credit, glory, honesty, honour, honour to whom honour is due, kudos), honorieren (honour, meet, remunerate, reward), ehren (dignify, honors, honour, honours, revere, to honour, venerate), beehren (Favor, favour, grace, honour). (various references) | |
Greek | τιμώ (dignify, do credit, grace, honour, price, revere), τιμή (cost, credit, honour, price, quotation, rate, value). (various references) | |
Hawaiian | nder (honour). (various references) | |
Hebrew | לתת כבוד (bestow honor), לכבד (dignify, honour, look up to, respect, venerate), כבוד (credit, dignity, glory, homage, honour, honourable, kudos, laurel, respect). (various references) | |
Hungarian | méltóság (dignitary, dignity, episcopate, honour, lieutenancy, majesty, peerage, state, worship), becsület (better lose one's fortune than one's honour, credit, faith, honour), tisztelet (adoration, awe, cult, dread, esteem, honour, regard, respect, reverence, tribute, veneration), megtiszteltetés (honour), megbecsülés (appreciation, honour, regard, standing), magas rang (honour), dísz (decoration, fallals, gaiety, honorary, ornament, parade, state, trappings, trimming), büszkeség (boast, hauteur, honour, loftiness, pride, superciliousness). (various references) | |
Indonesian | menghormati (defer, deferential, respect, revere), membayat (initiate), kehormatan. (various references) | |
Italian | onore (honour). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 名誉 (credit, prestige). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ぎり (courtesy, debt of gratitude, decency, duty, sense of duty, social obligation), うやまい (esteem, respect, reverence, veneration), せっそう (chastity, constancy, fidelity, integrity, rhythm), いちぶん (a sentence, duty), オナー , めいよ (credit, prestige), よぼう (aforethought, confidence, esteem, popularity, precaution, premeditation, prevention, protection against, reputation), けいこう (admiration, adoration, aroma, carrying, fame, fluorescence, fragrance, go right ahead, inclination, love of virtue, mouth of a chicken, oral, perfume, reverence, tendency, trend). (various references) | |
Korean | 명예 (Glory, honour, honours). (various references) | |
Papiamen | honor (honour). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | onorhay.(various references) | |
Polish | honor (honour), zaszczyt (honour). (various references) | |
Portuguese | honra (accolade, chivalry, compliment, credit, glory, honour), honrar (favor, favour, glorify, grace, hallow, hold in esteem, honour, respect). (various references) | |
Romanian | intervenţie (application, honour, intercession, interference, interposition, intervening, intervention, wangle), învrednici (favour, honour, vouchsafe), accepta (abide by, accept, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, adopt, agree, approve, assent, assume, carry down, embrace, grant, hold, honour, postulate, protect, receive, take, take in, take on), ceremonial (ceremonial, formal, heraldry, honour), cinste (appreciation, ceremony, chastity, consideration, credit, crown, esteem, fairness, faith, faithfulness, fame, Favor, favour, fealty, gift, glory, honesty, honour, integrity, morality, probity, repute, respect, straight, treat, truth, uprightness, virtue), cinsti (booze, drink, esteem, grace, hallow, honour, keep, respect, treat), conferi un titlu de onoare (honour), demnitate (dignity, honour, loftiness, respectability, state, stateliness, title), distincţie (class, difference, distinction, elegance, eminence, honour), distincţii (honour), întâmpinare (contestation, greeting, honour), examen luat cu cea mai mare notã (honour), vrednicie (application, assiduity, diligence, efficiency, honour, sedulousness, valor, valour), omeni (dine, eat, feed, honour, revere, treat, welcome, wine), omenie (amiability, honour, humanity, sympathy), onoare (credit, dignity, distinction, esteem, Favor, favour, glory, honour, reputation, repute, reverence), onora (dignify, honour, meet, protect, respect, revere), onorare (honour, protection), onoruri (honour), respecta (esteem, follow, hold, honour, keep, observe, redeem, regard, respect, revere), semn de respect (honour), titluri onorifice (honour), distinge (descry, differentiate, dignify, discern, discriminate, distinguish, honour, perceive, single, singularize). (various references) | |
Russian | уважать (esteem, hold in esteem, honour, look up to, regard, respect), удостаивать (deign, honour, vouchsafe), чтить (honour, respect), честь (credit, honour), чествовать (accolade, celebrate, honour), выполнять (accomplish, achieve, carry out, do, effect, execute, fulfil, fulfill, honour, outputs, perform, performed, put through, redeem, satisfy, transact), оплатить (honour), награды (honour), почтить (honour), почести (honour, laurels), почет (aureole, honour, kudos), почитать (honour, respect, revere), платить в срок (honour). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | poštovati (esteem, honour, respect, venerate), odlikovati (honour), obraz (cheek, honour, jowl), čast (honour, kudos, treat). (various references) | |
Spanish | honor (credit, honour, privelege, privilege), homenaje (homage, honour, obeisance, tribute). (various references) | |
Sranan | grani (honour, old). (various references) | |
Swedish | honnör (honour, salute), heder (credit, honour, kudos), ära (credit, era, glory, honour, kudos, respect). (various references) | |
Thai | ให้เกียรติ, เกียรติ, เคารพ (esteem), ชื่อเสียง (face, fame), ความเคารพ (esteem, estimation). (various references) | |
Turkish | namus (decency, honesty, honour, purity, virginity, virtue). (various references) | |
Turkmen | hormatlamak (esteem), hormat (esteem, respect 1), sylag (gift, respect 1). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | репутація (character, credit, honour, name, note, odor, odour, reputation, repute), честь (credit, honour), чесність (fair dealing, faithfulness, honesty, honour, integrity, probity, rectitude, scrupulosity, scrupulousness, sincerity, straightforwardness, straightness, uprightness), шанувати (honour, revere, set by, venerate, worship), відзначати нагородою (honour), благородство (gentlehood, grandeur, greatness, honour, nobility, noble-mindedness, nobleness, noblesse), почесть (distinction, honour). (various references) | |
Welsh | arddyrchafu (exalt), anrhydeddu. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | buzur. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | honor. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | ýaz. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | John Chapter 5, Verse 41 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Doxan para anqrwpwn ou lambanw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Claritatem ab hominibus non accipio |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ne under-fo ic nane brehtnysse ætmannum. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Y take not clerenesse of men; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | I receave not prayse of men. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | I receive not honour from men. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | I receive not honor from men. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | I do not take honour from men; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | John Chapter 5, Verse 41 |
| Cebuano | Ako wala magpaabut ug dungog nga gikan sa tawo. |
| Chinese | 我 不 受 從 人 來 的 榮 耀 。 |
| Croatian | Slave od ljudi ne tražim, |
| Danish | Jeg tager ikke Ære af Mennesker; |
| Dutch | Ik neem geen eer van mensen; |
| Finnish | En minä ota vastaan kunniaa ihmisiltä; |
| French | Je ne tire pas ma gloire des hommes. |
| German | Ich nehme nicht Ehre von Menschen; |
| Hungarian | Dicsõséget emberektõl nem nyerek. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Aku tidak mencari pujian dari manusia. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Aku ini menerima kehormatan bukannya daripada pihak manusia; |
| Italian | Io non ricevo gloria dagli uomini. |
| Maori | He kororia tangata, kahore ahau e manako atu. |
| Norwegian | Jeg tar ikke ære av mennesker; |
| Rumanian | Eu nu umblu dupq slava care vine dela oameni. |
| Russian | оЕ РТЙОЙНБА УМБЧЩ ПФ ЮЕМПЧЕЛПЧ, |
| Shuar | "Shuar Winia "Shíiraiti" Túrutainiakuisha nuna Páchiatsjai. |
| Spanish | No recibo gloria de parte de los hombres. |
| Swahili | "Shabaha yangu si kupata sifa kutoka kwa watu. |
| Swedish | Jag tager icke emot pris av människor; |
| Uma | "Uma-a mpopebila' hi manusia'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "honor": honorabilities, honorability, honorable, honorableness, honorablenesses, honorably, honorand, honorands, honoraria, honoraries, honorarily, honorarium, honorariums, honorary, honored, honoree, honorees, honorer, honorers, honorific, honorifically, honorifics, honoring, honors. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "honor": dishonor. (additional references) | |
Words containing "honor": dishonorable, dishonorableness, dishonorablenesses, dishonorably, dishonored, dishonorer, dishonorers, dishonoring, dishonors, orthonormal, unhonored. (additional references) | |
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"Honor" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: bonor, hano, henon, hino, Hinor, hoho, hohor, hojo, homor, honary, Honer, Honert, honery, Honnert, Honneur, honnor, hono, honora, honori, honory, honos, honot, honour, honr, honry, Hontoir, honur, honure, honut, hoon, hoonry, hoor, hornor, hovor, Jonor, Ohno, ohnor, onor, Ponor, Shmonov. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "honor" (pronounced Ä"ner) |
| 3 | Ä" n er | Conner, dishonor, goner, wanner. |
| 2 | -n er | earner, easterner, entertainer, Afterburner, airliner, banner, bargainer, beginner, Boner, Branner, breadwinner, briner, browner, burner, campaigner, canner, centner, cleaner, coiner, Commissioner, commoner, complainer, conditioner, confectioner, container, copartner, corner, coroner, countertenor, crooner, crowner, Darner, decliner, demeanor, designer, diner, dinner, donor, downer, drainer, examiner, executioner, eyeliner, Falconer, fastener, finer, foreigner, forerunner, freshener, frontrunner, gainer, gardener, Garner, governor, greener, gunner, gunrunner, hardener, headliner, Heldentenor, homeowner, Honer, honeymooner, inner, intervenor, jetliner, joiner, keener, kindergartner, kroner, kronor, laminar, landowner, leaner, learner, liner, listener, loner, lunar, manner, manor, mariner, meaner, milliner, miner, minor, misdemeanor, mourner, nonplanar, northerner, oftener, opener, owner, parishioner, partner, penner, pensioner, petitioner, Pinner, plainer, planar, planer, planner, practitioner, prisoner, probationer, pruner, questioner, reasoner, recliner, refiner, retainer, Roadrunner, runner, saner, scanner, schooner, screener, Scrivener, shiner, shipowner, signer, sinner, Skinner, softener, sooner, southerner, spanner, spinner, stationer, sterner, stiffener, Stoner, sweetener, tanner, tenner, tenor, thickener, thinner, toner, tonner, trainer, tuner, Turner, vacationer, vintner, Waggoner, Wagoner, Warner, Weiner, westerner. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "h-n-o-o-r" | |
-1 letter: horn. | |
-2 letters: hon, noh, noo, nor, oho, ooh, rho. | |
-3 letters: ho, no, oh, on, or. | |
| Words containing the letters "h-n-o-o-r" | |
+1 letter: honors, honour, thoron. | |
+2 letters: broncho, chorion, chronon, foghorn, harpoon, honored, honoree, honorer, honours, horizon, hormone, hornito, moorhen, nonhero, onshore, thorons, torchon. | |
+3 letters: boxthorn, bronchos, chorions, chronons, coanchor, coronach, dishonor, foghorns, harpoons, honewort, honorand, honorary, honorees, honorers, honoring, honoured, honourer, horizons, hormonal, hormones, hormonic, hornbook, hornitos, hornpout, hornworm, hornwort, isochron, longhorn, moorhens, neomorph, orthicon, phoronid, schooner, shoehorn, shopworn, southron, torchons, whoreson. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Historic 11. Quotations: Fiction 12. Quotations: Non-fiction | 13. Quotations: Spoken 14. Quotations: Speeches 15. Usage Frequency 16. Names: Frequency | 17. Names: Derived from 18. Cities 19. Expressions 20. Expressions: Internet | 21. Translations: Modern 22. Translations: Ancient 23. Bible Trace 24. Derivations | 25. Rhymes 26. Anagrams 27. Bibliography |
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