Definition of honor

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Honor (n.) To dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to bestow honor upon; to elevate in rank or station; to ennoble; to exalt; to glorify; hence, to do something to honor; to treat in a complimentary manner or with civility..

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Honorific :: Honorific (a.) Conferring honor; tending to honor.
Libation :: Libation (n.) The act of pouring a liquid or liquor, usually wine, either on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice, in honor of some deity; also, the wine or liquid thus poured out..
Disgrace :: Disgrace (n.) That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being..
Apollinarian :: Apollinarian (a.) In honor of Apollo; as, the Apollinarian games..
Commemoration :: Commemoration (n.) The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or event.
Dithyramb :: Dithyramb (n.) A kind of lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus, usually sung by a band of revelers to a flute accompaniment; hence, in general, a poem written in a wild irregular strain..
Foully :: Foully (v.) In a foul manner; filthily; nastily; shamefully; unfairly; dishonorably.
Prize :: Prize (n.) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort..
Gloried :: Gloried (a.) Illustrious; honorable; noble.
Adore :: Adore (v. t.) To worship with profound reverence; to pay divine honors to; to honor as deity or as divine.
Plume :: Plume (v.) A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward.
Fame :: Fame (v. t.) To report widely or honorably.
Rabbi :: Rabbi (n.) Master; lord; teacher; -- a Jewish title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor of the law.
Honor :: Honor (n.) Fame; reputation; credit.
Discredit :: Discredit (n.) Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute; reproach; -- applied to persons or things..
Aggrandizement :: Aggrandizement (n.) The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement; as, the emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family..
Addition :: Addition (n.) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honor; -- opposed to abatement..
Disgrace :: Disgrace (n.) To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in estimation.
Ungenerous :: Ungenerous (a.) Not generous; illiberal; ignoble; unkind; dishonorable.
Cenotaph :: Cenotaph (n.) An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who is buried elsewhere.
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