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Definition: Honour |
HonourNoun1. The state of being honored. 2. A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery". 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. |
"Honour" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "an honor". |
Date "honour" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
"Honour" is a common misspelling or typo for: honor. |
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Literature | Honour (h silent). A superior seigniory, on which other lordships or manors depend by the performance of customary services. An affair of honour. A dispute to be settled by a duel. Duels were generally provoked by offences against the arbitrary rules of etiquette, courtesy, or feeling, called the "laws of honour;" and, as these offences were not recognisable in the law courts, they were settled by private combat. Debts of honour. Debts contracted by betting, gambling, or verbal promise. As these debts cannot be enforced by law, but depend solely on good faith, they are called debts of honour. Laws of honour. Certain arbitrary rules which the fashionable world tacitly admits; they wholly regard deportment, and have nothing to do with moral offences. Breaches of this code are punished by duels, expulsion from society, or suspension called "sending to Coventry" (q.v.). Point of honour. An obligation which is binding because its violation would offend some conscientious scruple or notion of self-respect. Word of honour. A gage which cannot be violated without placing the breaker of it beyond the pale of respectability and good society. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
- This article concerns British and Commonwealth orders and decorations awarded by the British Sovereign.
United Kingdom
In order of precedence:
- Victoria Cross (VC)
- George Cross (GC)
- Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG)
- Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT)
- Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick (KP)
- Knights Grand Cross in The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB)
- Order of Merit (OM)
- Baronet's Badge
- Knight Grand Commander in The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India (GCSI)
- Knights Grand Cross in The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (GCMG)
- Knight Grand Commander in The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE)
- The Order of the Crown of India (CI)
- Knights Grand Cross in The Royal Victoria Order (GVCO)
- Knight (or Dame) Grand Cross in The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (GBE)
- Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)
- Knight (or Dame) Commander in The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB or DCB)
- Knight Commander in The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India (KCSI)
- Knight (or Dame) Commander in The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG or DCMG)
- Knight Commander in The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE)
- Knight Commander in The Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)
- Knight (or Dame) Commander in The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE or DBE)
- Knight Bachelor's Badge (KB)
- Companion in The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)
- Companion in The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India (CSI)
- Companion in The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG)
- Companion in The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (CIE)
- Commander in The Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
- Commander in The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
- Lieutenant in The Royal Victorian Order (LVO)
- Officer in The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Imperial Service Order (ISO)
- Member in The Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
- Member in The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- Indian Order of Merit (Military) (IOM)
- Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC)
- Royal Red Cross (Class One) (RRC)
- Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
- Military Cross (MC)
- Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
- Air Force Cross (AFC)
- Royal Red Cross (Class Two) (ARRC)
- Order of British India (OBI)
- Kaisar-I-Hind Medal
- Order of St. John
- Union of South Africa Queen's Medal for Bravery (Gold)
- Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
- Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM)
- George Medal (GM)
- Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry (QPM)
- Queen's Fire Service Medal for Gallantry (QFSM)
- Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
- King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
- Indian Distinguished Service Medal (ISDM)
- Union of South Africa Queen's Medal for Bravery (Silver)
- Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)
- Military Medal (MM)
- Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)
- Air Force Medal (AFM)
- Royal Ulster Constabulary Medal
- Medal for Saving Life at Sea
- Indian Order of Merit (Civil) (IOM)
- Indian Police Medal for Gallantry
- Ceylon Police Medal for Gallantry
- Sierra Leone Police Medal for Gallantry
- Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry
- Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM)
- Royal Victorian Medal (RVM)
- British Empire Medal (BEM)
- Canada Medal (CM or M DU C)
- Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service (QPM)
- Queen's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service (QFSM)
- Queen's Medal for Chiefs
- British Campaign Medals
- Polar Medals
- Imperial Service Medal (ISM)
- Police medals for valuable service
- Jubilee, Coronation and Durbar medals
- Efficiency and long service medals.
- Commonwealth orders, decorations and medals
- Non-Commonwealth orders, decorations and medals
Canada
Canadian orders and decorations are listed in order of precedence:
(post-nominal letters only for internal use by the Order of St. John)
- Victoria Cross (V.C.)
- Cross of Valour (C.V.)
- Companion of the Order of Canada (C.C.)
- Officer of the Order of Canada (O.C.)
- Member of the Order of Canada (C.M.)
- Commander of the Order of Military Merit (C.M.M.)
- Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (C.O.M.)
- Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.)
- Officer of the Order of Military Merit (O.M.M.)
- Officer of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (O.O.M.)
- Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (L.V.O.)
- Member of the Order of Military Merit (M.M.M.)
- Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (M.O.M.)
- Member of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.)
- The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (all grades)
Commonwealth decorations, followed by foreign decorations, rank within each category after Canadian medals. For full lists of medals and for the relative precedence of British decorations issued to Canadians before 1 June 1972, see external link:
- Provincial Orders
- Star of Military Valour (S.M.V.)
- Star of Courage (S.C.)
- Meritorious Service Cross (M.S.C.)
- Medal of Military Valour (M.M.V.)
- Medal of Bravery (M.B.)
- Meritorious Service Medal (M.S.M.)
- Royal Victorian Medal (R.V.M.)
- War and Operational Service Medals
- Special Service Medals
- United Nations Medals
- International Commission and Organization Medals
- Commemorative Medals
- Long Service and Good Conduct Medals
- Exemplary Service Medals
- Special Medals
- Certain Other Decorations and Medals
Canadian Orders, Decorations and Medals - Precedence
Australia
Australian decorations in capitals, in order of precedence
External link:
- VICTORIA CROSS VC
- George Cross GC
- CROSS OF VALOUR CV
- KNIGHT/LADY OF THE GARTER KG/LG
- KNIGHT/LADY OF THE THISTLE KT/LT
- Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath GCB
- ORDER OF MERIT OM
- KNIGHT/DAME OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA AK/AD
- Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George GCMG
- KNIGHT/DAME GRAND CROSS OF THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER GCVO
- Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire GBE
- COMPANION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA AC
- Companion of Honour CH
- Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB/DCB
- Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG/DCMG
- KNIGHT/DAME COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER KCVO/DCVO
- Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire KBE/DBE
- Knight Bachelor (NB: Confers title of “Sir” - no postnominals)
- OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA AO
- Companion of the Order of the Bath CB
- Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George CMG
- COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER CVO
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE
- STAR OF GALLANTRY SG
- STAR OF COURAGE SC
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order DSO
- DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS DSC
- MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA AM
- LIEUTENANT OF THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER LVO
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE
- Companion of the Imperial Service Order ISO
- MEMBER OF THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER MVO
- Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE
- CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS CSC
- NURSING SERVICE CROSS NSC
- Royal Red Cross (1st Class) RRC
- Distinguished Service Cross DSC
- Military Cross MC
- Distinguished Flying Cross DFC
- Air Force Cross AFC
- Royal Red Cross (2nd Class) ARRC
- MEDAL FOR GALLANTRY MG
- BRAVERY MEDAL BM
- DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL DSM
- PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL PSM
- AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL APM
- AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL AFSM
- AMBULANCE SERVICE MEDAL ASM
- EMERGENCY SERVICES MEDAL ESM
- MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA OAM
- ORDER OF ST JOHN
- Distinguished Conduct Medal DCM
- Conspicuous Gallantry Medal CGM
- George Medal GM
- CONSPICUOUS SERVICE MEDAL CSM
- AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC MEDAL AAM
- Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry QPM
- Queen's Fire Service Medal for Gallantry QFSM
- Distinguished Service Medal DSM
- Military Medal MM
- Distinguished Flying Medal DFM
- Air Force Medal AFM
- Queen's Gallantry Medal QGM
- ROYAL VICTORIAN MEDAL RVM
- British Empire Medal BEM
- Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service QPM
- Queen's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service QFSM
- COMMENDATION FOR GALLANTRY
- COMMENDATION FOR BRAVE CONDUCT
- Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct
- COMMENDATION FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
- War medals, campaign medals, active service medals and service medals
- POLICE OVERSEAS SERVICE MEDAL
- HUMANITARIAN OVERSEAS SERVICE MEDAL
- CIVILIAN SERVICE MEDAL 1939-1945
- Polar Medal
- Imperial Service Medal
- Coronation, Jubilee, Remembrance and Commemorative medals
- DEFENCE FORCE SERVICE MEDAL
- RESERVE FORCE DECORATION RFD
- RESERVE FORCE MEDAL
- DEFENCE LONG SERVICE MEDAL
- NATIONAL MEDAL
- AUSTRALIAN CADET FORCES SERVICE MEDAL
- CHAMPION SHOTS MEDAL
- Long Service Medals
- ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL SERVICE 1951-1972 MEDAL
- Independence and Anniversary Medals, (in order of date of receipt)
- Foreign Awards, (in order of date of authorisation of their acceptance and wearing)
Order of Wearing Australian Orders, Decorations and Medals
New Zealand
In order of precedence:
External link:
- Victoria Cross V.C.
- New Zealand Cross N.Z.C.
- George Cross G.C.
- Knight or Lady of the Order of the Garter K.G./L.G.
- Knight or Lady of the Order of the Thistle K.T./L.T.
- Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath G.C.B.
- Member of the Order of Merit O.M.
- Member of the Order of New Zealand O.N.Z.
- Baronet's Badge (Bt. or Bart.)
- Principal Companion & Knight or Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit P.C.N.Z.M. & G.N.Z.M.
- Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George G.C.M.G.
- Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victoria Order G.C.V.O.
- Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire G.B.E.
- Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour C.H.
- Distinguished Companion & Knight or Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit D.C.N.Z.M. & K.N.Z.M./D.N.Z.M.
- Knight or Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath K.C.B./D.C.B.
- Knight or Dame Commander of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George K.C.M.G./D.C.M.G.
- Knight or Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order K.C.V.O./D.C.V.O.
- Knight or Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire K.B.E./D.B.E.
- Knight Bachelor's Badge -
- Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit C.N.Z.M.
- Companion of the Order of the Bath C.B.
- Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George C.M.G.
- Commander of the Royal Victorian Order C.V.O.
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire C.B.E.
- New Zealand Gallantry Star N.Z.G.S.
- New Zealand Bravery Star N.Z.B.S.
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order D.S.O.
- Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order L.V.O.
- Companion of the Queen's Service Order Q.S.O.
- Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit O.N.Z.M.
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire O.B.E.
- Companion of the Imperial Service Order I.S.O.
- Member of the Royal Victorian Order M.V.O.
- Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit M.N.Z.M.
- Distinguished Service Order
- Member of the Order of the British Empire M.B.E.
- New Zealand Gallantry Decoration N.Z.G.D.
- New Zealand Bravery Decoration N.Z.B.D.
- Royal Red Cross (class 1)
- Distinguished Service Cross D.S.C.
- Military Cross M.C.
- Distinguished Flying Cross D.F.C.
- Air Force Cross A.F.C.
- Royal Red Cross (class 2) A.R.R.C.
- Order Of St John (6 Grades)
- Distinguished Conduct Medal D.C.M.
- Conspicuous Gallantry Medal C.G.M.
- George Medal G.M.
- Distinguished Service Medal D.S.M.
- Military Medal M.M.
- Distinguished Flying Medal D.F.M.
- Air Force Medal A.F.M.
- Queen’s Gallantry Medal Q.G.M.
- New Zealand Gallantry Medal N.Z.G.M.
- New Zealand Bravery Medal N.Z.B.M.
- Royal Victorian Medal R.V.M.
- Queen’s Service Medal Q.S.M.
- British Empire Medal B.E.M.
- Queen’s Police Medal for distinguished service Q.P.M.
- Queens Fire Service Medal for distinguished service Q.F.S.M.
- Campaign (including war, operational, peacekeeping) and special service medals
- Polar medals
- Jubilee, Coronation and New Zealand commemoration medals
- Efficiency and long service awards
- Commonwealth honours
- Foreign honours
New Zealand Honours - Order of Wear
See also: British honours system
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "British and Commonwealth orders and decorations."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
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.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Honor."
Synonyms: HonourSynonyms: accolade (n), award (n), laurels (n), purity (n), abide by (v), honor (v), observe (v), respect (v), reward (v). (additional references) |
| Antonyms: dishonor (v), disrespect (v). (additional references) |
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Screenplays | Thank you, your honour. With God's help I'll conquer this terrible affliction (Trainspotting; writing credit: John Hodge. Based on the novel by Irvine Welsh.) You enjoy Shakespeare and possess a sense of honour. (The Seven-Per-Cent Solution; writing credit: Arthur Conan Doyle; Nicholas Meyer) Your Honour, ladies and gentleman, I don't think it's very fair to call my clients frauds (Ghostbusters II; writing credit: Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.) Oh hello there father, er confessor, professor, your honour, your grace (Monty Python's Flying Circus; writing credit: Douglas Adams; Graham Chapman) This is indeed an honour. Finally, the two greatest gentleman fliers in the world meet (Blackadder Goes Forth; writing credit: Richard Curtis; Ben Elton) | |
Lyrics | Dignity, integrity, honour and (Just the Two of Us; performing artist: Will Smith) | |
Movie/TV Titles | An Affair of Honour (1972) A Question of Honour (1968) Sword of Honour (1967) Crime of Honour (1958) Guests of Honour (1945) | |
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 | This plate is respectfully dedicated to all the butchers in the United States by their obt. Sert. Chrr. Wispart. in honour of our Republican Governor Simon Snyder. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Original design of an illumination & transparency, part of which was executed by command of the Queen in June 1762, in honour of his majesty's birthday / D. Cunego, sculp., Roma ; R. Adam, architect, 1762. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The Natche, a ceremony in honour of the Kings son in Tongataboo [i.e. Tongatabu] / Webber del. ; Angus sc. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Indian troops in East Africa. A detachment from one of the Punjab regiments take up their position for the guard of honour for the march past the captured Italians from Amba Alagi area. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | After the Quit-India movement by Mahatma Gandhi-- the kick India movement by Indira Gandhi! : India's honour buried in Rabat. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Author | Quotation |
Dr. Michael Ramsey | Abolition of capital punishment once and for all will help create a more civilized society. It will rebound to the advantage and honour of the nation. |
Fyodor Dostoyevski | Mankind will reject and kill their prophets, but men love their martyrs and honour those whom they have done to death. |
Horace | Whom does false honour delight, or lying calumny terrify, except the vicious and sickly-minded? |
Publilius Syrus | What is left when honour is lost? |
William Penn | A private Life is to be preferr'd; the Honour and Gain of publick Posts, bearing no proportion with the Comfort of it. |
Winston Churchill | Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty-- never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. |
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John Locke | 1690 | It is one thing to owe honour, respect, gratitude and assistance; another to require an absolute obedience and submission. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | In political practice, therefore, they join in all coercive measures against the working class; and in ordinary life, despite their high falutin phrases, they stoop to pick up the golden apples dropped from the tree of industry, and to barter truth, love, and honour for traffic in wool, beetroot-sugar, and potato spirits. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | Damage caused by Germany or her allies in their own territory or in occupied or invaded territory to civilian victims of all acts injurious to health or capacity to work, or to honour, as well as to the surviving dependents of such victims. (reference) |
United Nations | 1948 | No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. (reference) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | No, upon my honour, there is no unsteadiness of character |
Tangled Tale | Carroll, Lewis | Two answers have been received, both worthy of much honour. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The mayor and the president made him the first visit, and he, on his part, paid like honour to the general and the prefect |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | They are an honour to their country |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | I thank your honour. |
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| "Honour" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 80.28% of the time. "Honour" is used about 2,426 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) | 80.28% | 1,948 | 4,405 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 15.03% | 365 | 14,817 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 3.95% | 96 | 33,456 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.66% | 16 | 87,710 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.08% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,426 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "honour" 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 |
| Honour | Last name | 100 | 71,883 |
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| "Honour" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "an honor". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "Honour." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Honor | Female | English | Honour |
| Honour | Female | English | N/A |
| Honor | Female | Irish | Honour |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "honour": acceptance for honour ♦ affair of honour ♦ be in honour bound ♦ be in honour bound to ♦ be unworthy of an honour ♦ code of honour ♦ committee of honour ♦ concept of honour ♦ debt of honour ♦ do honour to ♦ fail to honour commitment ♦ give honour ♦ guard of honour ♦ guest of honour ♦ have the honour of ♦ his honour ♦ his honour is involved ♦ honour a check ♦ honour a cheque ♦ honour a person ♦ honour a policy ♦ honour all international treaties ♦ honour bright! ♦ honour by ♦ honour fare system ♦ honour guard ♦ honour one's word ♦ honour oneself ♦ honour policy ♦ in honour bound ♦ in honour of ♦ in smb.'s honour ♦ inviting guest of honour ♦ lap of honour ♦ legion of honour ♦ maid of honour ♦ man of honour ♦ mark of honour ♦ matron of honour ♦ on my honour ♦ page of honour ♦ parole of honour ♦ payment for honour ♦ peace with honour ♦ place of honour ♦ point of honour ♦ roll of honour ♦ sense of honour ♦ sensitive on a question of honour ♦ stand of honour ♦ table of honour ♦ the dictates of honour ♦ the legion of honour ♦ traffic away smb.'s honour ♦ upon my honour ♦ violate woman's honour ♦ word of honour ♦ your honour. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "honour": honour-bound, honour-giving, honour-less, honour-seeker. | |
Ending with "honour": dis-honour, page-of-honour. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "honour"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | huldig (honor). (various references) | |
Albanian | nder (benignity, boon, complaisance, credit, distinction, fair dealing, Favor, favour, honor, kindness, service). (various references) | |
Arabic | سمعة حسنة (honor), شرف (credit, dignity, dominate, ennoble, follow up, grace, laurels, nobleness, preside, privilege, sublime, superintend), أجل (adjourn, carry over, continue, defer, delay, dignify, esteem, glorify, hold over, honor, 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 (honor), إجلال (homage, honor, respect, solemnity, tribute), إحترام (consideration, courtesy, deference, esteem, estimation, homage, honor, obeisance, prestige, regard, reputability, respect, respects, reverence), إحترم (abide by, consider, dignify, esteem, honor, look up to, regard, respect), إفتخر (boast, have a pride in, honor, pride, profess), طهارة (asepsis, candor, candour, chastity, honor, innocence, prudery, pureness, purgation, purification, purity, refinement, righteousness, saintliness, tidiness, virtue), درجة الشرف (honor), عفاف (honor), فخارأو فخر (honor), وسام الشرف (honor), وفى (honor, pay), وفى بوعده (deliver, deliver the goods, go back on, honor, promise, redeem), قبل ودفع (honor), نفذ (act, activate, be executed, carry into effect, carry out, come true, commit, computerize, do, effect, effectuate, enforce, execute, fill, fulfil, fulfill, honor, implement, invoke, penetrate, percolate, perform, permeate, petering, pierce, practise, proceed, pursue, put into effect, realize, transfix, traverse), ماء الوجه (dignity, honor), مقام رفيع (honor, worship), فخر (honor), عامل بإحترام (honor). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | уважение (admiration, consideration, credit, deference, duty, esteem, estimation, homage, honor, obeisance, observance, piety, regard, respect, reverence, worship), уважавам (admire, esteem, hold in esteem, honor, mind, notice, regard, respect, venerate, worship), удържам (deduct, honor, stop, subduct), удостоявам (deign, dignify, honor), репутация (character, fame, honor, name, note, rating, record, rep, report, reputation, repute, standing), честност (fair dealing, fairness, faith, faithfulness, honesty, honor, integrity, loyalty, probity, rectitude, sportsmanship, straightforwardness, straightness, truth), чест (frequent, honor, minutely, rapid fire, thick), акцептирам (accept, honor), благородство (elevation, generosity, honor, magnanimity, nobility, noble-mindedness, nobleness), почест (honor), почитам (admire, commemorate, esteem, honor, notice, respect, revere, venerate, worship), почит (esteem, homage, honor, obeisance, regard, respect, reverence, worship), плащам в срок (honor), добро име (honor, prestige). (various references) | |
Catalan | honor (honor). (various references) | |
Chinese | 荣誉 (Honor, honours, kudos). (various references) | |
Czech | zaplatit smìnku (honor), vzdát èest (honor), vyznamenání (commendation, decoration, distinction, honor), proplatit (honor), poctít (dignify, Favor, favour, grace, honor), pocta (compliment, homage, honor), poèestnost (honor), dobré jméno (goodwill, honor, repute), ctít (honor, respect, revere, venerate, worship), řád (code, decoration, honor, order, rank, regulations, system), akceptovat (accept, honor), èest (credit, honor, kudos). (various references) | |
Danish | ære (honor). (various references) | |
Dutch | vereren (adore, honor, worship), huldigen (honor), eren (honor). (various references) | |
Esperanto | honoro (honor), honori (honor). (various references) | |
Faeroese | heiður (fame, glory, honor, renown). (various references) | |
Finnish | kunnioittaa (commend, do homage to, esteem, glorify, laud, praise, respect, think well of). (various references) | |
French | honorer (honor), honneur (honor). (various references) | |
Frisian | earje, eare (honor). (various references) | |
German | ehre (credit, glory, honesty, honor, honour to whom honour is due, kudos), verehren (admire, adore, donate, enshrine, give, glorify, honor, idolize, revere, reverence, to adore, to enshrine, venerate, worship), ehren (dignify, honor, honors, honours, revere, to honour, venerate), beehren (Favor, favour, grace, honor). (various references) | |
Greek | τιμώ (dignify, do credit, grace, honor, price, revere). (various references) | |
Hawaiian | nder (honor). (various references) | |
Hebrew | כבו" (credit, dignity, glory, homage, honor, honourable, kudos, laurel, respect). (various references) | |
Hungarian | tisztelet (adoration, awe, cult, dread, esteem, honor, regard, respect, reverence, tribute, veneration), méltóság (dignitary, dignity, episcopate, honor, lieutenancy, majesty, peerage, state, worship), becsület (better lose one's fortune than one's honour, credit, faith, honor). (various references) | |
Italian | onore (honor). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 誉 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ぎ (affair, be suspicious of, case, ceremony, connection, deception, deed, distrust, doubt, false, falsehood, favor, friendly relations, friendship, goodwill, imitation, intimacy, justice, kindness, lie, matter, morality, relation, righteousness, rule, skill), たいめ" (appearances, dignity, interview, meeting, prestige, reputation), がいぶ" (exterior division, reputation, respectability), そ"けい (an elder brother, elderly person, esteem, respect, reverence), ほまれ, "うえい (descendant, glory, privilege, public management, rear guard), め"ぼく (credit, dignity, face, prestige, reputation), め"つ (face), め"もく (credit, dignity, face, prestige, reputation), けいい (complications, details, easy, how it started, how things got this way, light, particulars, position, respect, sequence of events, simple, whole story), みさお (chastity, faith, fidelity), えいよ (remainder). (various references) | |
Korean | 명예 (Glory, Honor, honours). (various references) | |
Manx | onnoraghey, onnor (tribute), onnerey, cur onnor da (grace), cur arrym da (look up, revere, venerate), arrym (respect, reverence, solemnity, veneration). (various references) | |
Norwegian | heder, ære (glory). (various references) | |
Papiamen | honra, honor (honor). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | onourhay.(various references) | |
Polish | honor (honor), zaszczyt (honor). (various references) | |
Portuguese | honra (accolade, chivalry, compliment, credit, glory, honor), honrar (favor, favour, glorify, grace, hallow, hold in esteem, honor, respect). (various references) | |
Romanian | intervenţie (application, honor, intercession, interference, interposition, intervening, intervention, wangle), învrednici (favour, honor, vouchsafe), accepta (abide by, accept, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, adopt, agree, approve, assent, assume, carry down, embrace, grant, hold, honor, postulate, protect, receive, take, take in, take on), ceremonial (ceremonial, formal, heraldry, honor), cinste (appreciation, ceremony, chastity, consideration, credit, crown, esteem, fairness, faith, faithfulness, fame, Favor, favour, fealty, gift, glory, honesty, honor, integrity, morality, probity, repute, respect, straight, treat, truth, uprightness, virtue), cinsti (booze, drink, esteem, grace, hallow, honor, keep, respect, treat), conferi un titlu de onoare (honor), demnitate (dignity, honor, loftiness, respectability, state, stateliness, title), distincţie (class, difference, distinction, elegance, eminence, honor), distincţii (honor), întâmpinare (contestation, greeting, honor), examen luat cu cea mai mare notã (honor), vrednicie (application, assiduity, diligence, efficiency, honor, sedulousness, valor, valour), omeni (dine, eat, feed, honor, revere, treat, welcome, wine), omenie (amiability, honor, humanity, sympathy), onoare (credit, dignity, distinction, esteem, Favor, favour, glory, honor, reputation, repute, reverence), onora (dignify, honor, meet, protect, respect, revere), onorare (honor, protection), onoruri (honor), respecta (esteem, follow, hold, honor, keep, observe, redeem, regard, respect, revere), semn de respect (honor), titluri onorifice (honor), distinge (descry, differentiate, dignify, discern, discriminate, distinguish, honor, perceive, single, singularize). (various references) | |
Russian | уважать (esteem, hold in esteem, honor, look up to, regard, respect), удостаивать (deign, honor, vouchsafe), чтить (honor, respect), честь (credit, honor), чествовать (accolade, celebrate, honor), выполнять (accomplish, achieve, carry out, do, effect, execute, fulfil, fulfill, honor, outputs, perform, performed, put through, redeem, satisfy, transact), оплатить (honor), награды (honor), почтить (honor), почести (honor, laurels), почет (aureole, honor, kudos), почитать (honor, respect, revere), платить в срок (honor). (various references) | |
Scottish | urram (deference, respect, reverence), talmaich, onoir (dignity, respect), mòralachd (majesty), eanach (dandriff), cliù (praise, renown, reputation). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | poštovati (esteem, honor, respect, venerate), odlikovati (honor), obraz (cheek, honor, jowl), čast (honor, kudos, treat). (various references) | |
Spanish | honor (credit, honor, privelege, privilege), homenaje (homage, honor, obeisance, tribute). (various references) | |
Sranan | teri (count, esteem, think well of), grani (honor, old), gi-grani (esteem, think well of). (various references) | |
Swedish | hedra (dignify, embalm, honor), heder (credit, honor, kudos), ära (credit, era, glory, honor, kudos, respect), honnör (honor, salute). (various references) | |
Thai | เกียรติยศ. (various references) | |
Turkish | namus (decency, honesty, honor, purity, virginity, virtue). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | репутація (character, credit, honor, name, note, odor, odour, reputation, repute), честь (credit, honor), чесність (fair dealing, faithfulness, honesty, honor, integrity, probity, rectitude, scrupulosity, scrupulousness, sincerity, straightforwardness, straightness, uprightness), шанувати (honor, revere, set by, venerate, worship), відзначати нагородою (honor), благородство (gentlehood, grandeur, greatness, honor, nobility, noble-mindedness, nobleness, noblesse), почесть (distinction, honor). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | thanh danh vinh dự, tướng công, sự kính trọng danh tiết, quyền cao chức trọng, quân Q chủ, quân K chủ, niềm vinh dự, người l m rạng danh lòng tôn kính, lễ nghi trọng thể, danh vọng huân chương, danh giá (derogatory), danh dự (derogatory, emeritus, rehabilitation), chức tước cao, đức hạnh (moral). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | excolantes, honesta, honestari, honestas, honestate, honestati, honestatis, honestavit, honor. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 14, Verse 31 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | O sukofantwn penhta paroxunei ton poihsanta auton o de timwn auton elea ptwcon |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Qui calumniatur egentem exprobrat factori eius honorat autem eum qui miseretur pauperis |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Who wrongfulli chalengeth the nedi, mysseith to his makere; he honoureth hym forsothe, that hath reuthe of the pore. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoreth him hath mercy on the poor. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 14, Verse 31 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Kadtong nagadagmal sa kabus nagatamay sa iyang Magbubuhat; Apan kadtong may kalooy sa hangul nagatahud kaniya, |
| Croatian | Tko tlaèi siromaha huli na stvoritelja, a èasti ga tko je milostiv ubogomu. |
| Danish | At kue den ringe er Hån mod hans Skaber, han æres ved Medynk med fattige. |
| Dutch | Die den arme verdrukt, smaadt deszelfs Maker; maar die zich des nooddruftigen ontfermt, eert Hem. |
| Finnish | Joka vaivaista sortaa, se herjaa hänen Luojaansa, mutta se häntä kunnioittaa, joka köyhää armahtaa. |
| French | Opprimer le pauvre, c`est outrager celui qui l`a fait; Mais avoir pitié de l`indigent, c`est l`honorer. |
| German | Wer dem Geringen Gewalt tut, der lästert desselben Schöpfer; aber wer sich des Armen erbarmt, der ehrt Gott. |
| Hungarian | A ki elnyomja a szegényt, gyalázattal illeti annak teremtõjét; az pedig tiszteli, a ki könyörül a szûkölködõn. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Siapa berbuat baik kepada orang miskin, menghormati Allahnya; siapa menindas orang lemah, menghina Penciptanya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Barangsiapa yang menganiayakan orang miskin, ia itu mencela akan Tuhan, yang telah menjadikan dia, tetapi orang yang mangsihankan dia, ia itu menghormat akan Tuhan. |
| Italian | Chi opprime il povero offende il suo creatore, chi ha piet del misero lo onora. |
| Maori | ¶ Ko te tangata e tukino ana i te ware, he tawai tana ki tona Kaihanga; ko te tangata ia e atawhai ana i te rawakore, e whakahonore ana i a ia. |
| Norwegian | Den som trykker en arming, håner hans skaper, men den som har medynk med den fattige, ærer skaperen. |
| Portuguese | O que oprime ao pobre insulta ao seu Criador; mas honra-o aquele que se compadece do necessitado. |
| Rumanian | Cine asuprewte pe sqrac, batjocorewte pe Ziditorul squ, dar cine are milq de cel lipsit, cinstewte pe Ziditorul squ. - |
| Russian | лФП ФЕУОЙФ 'Е"ОПЗП, ФПФ ИХМЙФ фЧПТ"Б ЕЗП; ЮФХЭЙК ЦЕ еЗП 'МБЗПФЧПТЙФ ОХЦ"БАЭЕНХУС. |
| Spanish | El que oprime al necesitado afrenta a su Hacedor, pero el que tiene misericordia del pobre lo honra. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "honour": honourable, honoured, honourer, honourers, honouring, honours. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "h-n-o-o-r-u" | |
-1 letter: honor. | |
-2 letters: horn, hour. | |
-3 letters: hon, hun, noh, noo, nor, oho, ooh, our, rho, run, urn. | |
-4 letters: ho, no, nu, oh, on, or, uh, un. | |
| Words containing the letters "h-n-o-o-r-u" | |
+1 letter: honours. | |
+2 letters: honoured, honourer, hornpout, southron. | |
+3 letters: groundhog, honourers, honouring, horehound, hornpouts, lunchroom, nonauthor, outthrown, rockhound, southrons, unhonored. | |
+4 letters: groundhogs, harmonious, honorarium, honourable, horehounds, horrendous, housefront, lunchrooms, neurohumor, nonauthors, northbound, protohuman, rockhounds, roundhouse, undershoot, unhumorous, unorthodox. | |
+5 letters: anachronous, buttonholer, chloroquine, coauthoring, countershot, holothurian, homonuclear, honorariums, hormogonium, housebroken, housefronts, houseperson, hydrogenous, isochronous, mushrooming, neurohumors, outhomering, outhumoring, outthrowing, overnourish, prognathous, protohumans, roundhouses, synchronous, thoroughpin, undershoots, unorthodoxy. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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