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honor
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[ verb ] bestow honor or rewards upon
Examples "Today we honor our soldiers" "The scout was rewarded for courageous action" Used in print (The New York Times,...)At a ceremony in the reception_room of Mayor_Richardson_Dilworth , the Eagles were honored for winning the championship . Arnold_Palmer and Sam_Snead will be among those honored at the national awards dinner of the Metropolitan_Golf_Writers_Association tonight . (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)They honored the battling Billikens last night . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)A week later the Daily_Journal had discovered the initial plans of some Providence citizens to hold a meeting honoring John_Brown on the day of his execution . The Providence_Daily_Post 's editor wrote that he could not believe that a meeting honoring Brown was to be held in Providence . |
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[ noun ] a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
Examples "an award for bravery" Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)The trio who shared the most-valuable honors were introduced by Bob_Broeg , sports_editor of the Post-Dispatch . ("Editorials"...)Since he has just shown who is top_dog , he may not be ready to receive this highest honor in the gift of the Soviet people . (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)Eighty thousand won top honors and a chance to try_for the team itself . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)In her letter to John_Brown , `` E._B. '' , the Quakeress from Newport , had suggested that the American people owed more honor to John_Brown for seeking to free the slaves than they did to George_Washington . On November 22 , 1859 , the Providence_Daily_Journal stated that although Brown 's `` pluck '' and honest fanaticism must be admired , any honor paid to Brown would only induce other fanatics to imitate his actions . |
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[ noun ] the state of being honored
Used in print (Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)Imagine the honor of_it ! (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)William , he was called , in honor of the man who was at_once Shelley 's pensioner and his most bitter detractor . |
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[ noun ] the quality of being honorable and having a good name
Synonyms Examples "a man of honor" Used in print (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)The innocent malfeasant , filled with that supreme sense of honor found in bars , insisted upon replacing the destroyed monocle - and did , over the protests of the former owner - with a square monocle . (Vina Delmar, The Big Family....)And when he did , when he gave to his ship that protection necessary to preserve her honor , he knew he would lose forever the Navy to which he had dedicated his soul . Related terms |
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[ verb ] show respect towards
Examples "honor your parents!" Used in print (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)Now Eileen really would have_to settle_down to love honor and obey , and she 'd have_to quit drinking . |
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