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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Terminalia :: Terminalia (n. pl.) A festival celebrated annually by the Romans on February 23 in honor of Terminus, the god of boundaries..
Dishonesty :: Dishonesty (n.) Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame.
Top :: Top (n.) The highest rank; the most honorable position; the utmost attainable place; as, to be at the top of one's class, or at the top of the school..
Dishonor :: Dishonor (v. t.) To deprive of honor; to disgrace; to bring reproach or shame on; to treat with indignity, or as unworthy in the sight of others; to stain the character of; to lessen the reputation of; as, the duelist dishonors himself to maintain his honor..
Imperator :: Imperator (n.) A commander; a leader; an emperor; -- originally an appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their general after an important victory. Subsequently the title was conferred as a recognition of great military achievements by the senate, whence it carried wiht it some special privileges. After the downfall of the Republic it was assumed by Augustus and his successors, and came to have the meaning now attached to the word emperor..
Honor :: Honor (n.) Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence.
Disreputable :: Disreputable (a.) Not reputable; of bad repute; not in esteem; dishonorable; disgracing the reputation; tending to bring into disesteem; as, it is disreputable to associate familiarly with the mean, the lewd, and the profane..
Dismission :: Dismission (n.) Removal from office or employment; discharge, either with honor or with disgrace..
Doxology :: Doxology (n.) In Christian worship: A hymn expressing praise and honor to God; a form of praise to God designed to be sung or chanted by the choir or the congregation.
Accumulation :: Accumulation (n.) The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors..
Plume :: Plume (v.) A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides himself; a prize or reward.
Unhonest :: Unhonest (a.) Dishonest; dishonorable.
Seignior :: Seignior (n.) A title of honor or of address in the South of Europe, corresponding to Sir or Mr. in English..
Promottion :: Promottion (n.) The act of promoting, advancing, or encouraging; the act of exalting in rank or honor; also, the condition of being advanced, encouraged, or exalted in honor; preferment..
Plight :: Plight (n.) To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to property or goods..
Commemoration :: Commemoration (n.) The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or event.
Bumper :: Bumper (n.) A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer..
Reexchange :: Reexchange (n.) The expense chargeable on a bill of exchange or draft which has been dishonored in a foreign country, and returned to the country in which it was made or indorsed, and then taken up..
Timocracy :: Timocracy (n.) A state in which honors are distributed according to a rating of property.
Partheniad :: Partheniad (n.) A poem in honor of a virgin.
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