Word Definition

Honor

  1. To regard or treat with honor, esteem, or respect; to revere; to treat with deference and submission; when used of the Supreme Being, to reverence; to adore; to worship.
  2. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence.
  3. A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil offices, or to persons of rank; as, His Honor the Mayor. See Note under Honorable.
  4. A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament; as, he is an honor to his nation.
  5. Academic or university prizes or distinctions; as, honors in classics.
  6. A token of esteem paid to worth; a mark of respect; a ceremonial sign of consideration; as, he wore an honor on his breast; military honors; civil honors.
  7. 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.
  8. The ace, king, queen, and jack of trumps. The ten and nine are sometimes called Dutch honors.
  9. That which rightfully attracts esteem, respect, or consideration; self-respect; dignity; courage; fidelity; especially, excellence of character; high moral worth; virtue; nobleness; specif., in men, integrity; uprightness; trustworthness; in women, purity; chastity.
  10. A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended.
  11. That to which esteem or consideration is paid; distinguished position; high rank.
  12. A nice sense of what is right, just, and true, with course of life correspondent thereto; strict conformity to the duty imposed by conscience, position, or privilege.
  13. To accept and pay when due; as, to honora bill of exchange.
  14. Fame; reputation; credit.