h.c.

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abbreviation

for the sake of honor.

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Origin of h.c.

From Latin honōris causā

Words nearby h.c.

H-bomb, HBP, Hb S, HBsAg, HBV, h.c., HCCI, H.C.F., HCFA, hCG, H.C.M.

Other definitions for h.c. (2 of 2)

H.C.

abbreviation

Holy Communion.

House of Commons.

How to use h.c. in a sentence

Hc peruicacia benignissimorum Principum illustrior pietatam fecit.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Hc mihi videtur esse posse commodissima & sufficiens narrandorum omnium expositio.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Hc igitur Noua Francia oram habet san multifariam, sinubus marinis fluminibsque exesam, an fractuosam & recurrentem.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Vnica hc adest D. Potrincurtij familia, sine feminis capita sumus viginti.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

Nam erga reliquos, aut hc aut in nauibus agentes didicerunt nobis non facil quicqu gratis dare.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

British Dictionary definitions for h.c.

abbreviation for

Holy Communion

(in Britain) House of Commons

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