honored

[ on-erd ]

/ ˈɒn ərd /

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adjective

held in honor; highly respected: our honored guests; an honored member of the community.

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Origin of honored

First recorded in 1350–1450; honor + -ed²

honor

[ on-er ]

/ ˈɒn ər /

noun

honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.

a source of credit or distinction: to be an honor to one's family.

high respect, as for worth, merit, or rank: to be held in honor.

such respect manifested: a memorial in honor of the dead.

high public esteem; fame; glory: He has earned his position of honor.

the privilege of being associated with or receiving a favor from a respected person, group, organization, etc.: to have the honor of serving on a prize jury; I have the honor of introducing this evening's speaker.

Usually honors. evidence, as a special ceremony, decoration, scroll, or title, of high rank, dignity, or distinction: political honors; military honors.

(initial capital letter) a deferential title of respect, especially for judges and mayors (preceded by His, Her, Your, etc.).

honors,

special rank or distinction conferred by a university, college, or school upon a student for eminence in scholarship or success in some particular subject.
an advanced course of study for superior students.Compare honors course.

chastity or purity in a woman.

Also called honor card. Cards.

Bridge.any of the five highest trump cards, as an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten in the trump suit, or any of the four aces in a no-trump contract.Compare honor trick.
Whist.any of the four highest trump cards, as an ace, king, queen, or jack in the trump suit.

Golf. the privilege of teeing off before the other player or side, given after the first hole to the player or side that won the previous hole.

verb (used with object)

to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.

to treat with honor.

to confer honor or distinction upon: The university honored him with its leadership award.

to worship (the Supreme Being).

to show a courteous regard for: to honor an invitation.

Commerce. to accept or pay (a draft, check, etc.): All credit cards are honored here.

to accept as valid and conform to the request or demands of (an official document).

(in square dancing) to meet or salute with a bow.

adjective

of, relating to, or noting honor.

Also especially British, hon·our.

Origin of honor

1150–1200; (noun) Middle English (h)on(o)ur < Anglo-French (Old French (h)onor, onur) < Latin honōr- (stem of honor, earlier honōs); (v.) Middle English < Anglo-French (h)on(o)urer < Latin honōrāre, derivative of honor

SYNONYMS FOR honor

1. probity, uprightness. 3. deference, homage; reverence, veneration. 5. distinction. 13. esteem, venerate.

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ANTONYMS FOR honor

1. dishonor, dishonesty.

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Related forms

hon·or·er, nounhon·or·less, adjectiveo·ver·hon·or, verb (used with object)re·hon·or, verb (used with object)

self-hon·ored, adjectiveun·hon·ored, adjective

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1. Honor, honesty, integrity, sincerity refer to the highest moral principles and the absence of deceit or fraud. Honor denotes a fine sense of, and a strict conformity to, what is considered morally right or due: a high sense of honor; on one's honor. Honesty denotes the presence of probity and particularly the absence of deceit or fraud, especially in business dealings: uncompromising honesty and trustworthiness. Integrity indicates a soundness of moral principle that no power or influence can impair: a man of unquestioned integrity and dependability. Sincerity implies absence of dissimulation or deceit, and a strong adherence to truth: His sincerity was evident in every word. 3. Honor, consideration, distinction refer to the regard in which one is held by others. Honor suggests a combination of liking and respect: His colleagues held him in great honor. Consideration suggests honor because of proved worth: a man worthy of the highest consideration. Distinction suggests particular honor because of qualities or accomplishments: She achieved distinction as a violinist at an early age.

Examples from the Web for honored

Since then, Jamshed, like much of the country he once honored in song, has gone through a religious revival.
Disco Mullah Blasphemy Row Highlights Pakistan’s Hypocrisy|Shaheen Pasha|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The honored dead came from all over the world, from different lands, spoke different languages.
Dick Cheney vs. ‘Unbroken’|Mike Barnicle|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They have rights as women and those rights will be honored.
A Quorum For Change: The Fight For Global LGBT Equality|Justin Jones|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Requests received more than sixty (60) days after January 31st, 2015, will not be honored.
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This week, on December 10th, Human Rights Day, she will receive the Nobel Prize—the youngest person ever to be honored.
Promoting Girls’ Education Isn’t Enough: Malala Can Do More|Paula Kweskin|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Josephine was beloved by the people, and the people must know that she was honored by her husband.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 2 of 14|Elbert Hubbard
Their names went together in life—live together in death—and are honored together, most by those who knew them best.
Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2)|Thomas Hart Benton
And they have never wearied of telling me that the man whom you honored with your preference would be the happiest of mortals.
Baron Trigault's Vengeance|Emile Gaboriau
They have exempted no classes from military services; they have honored and exalted the army more than any other interest.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VIII|John Lord
Irish names occupy a conspicuous and honored place in the roster of the Australian episcopate.
The Glories of Ireland|Edited by Joseph Dunn and P.J. Lennox

British Dictionary definitions for honored

honor

/ (ˈɒnə) /

noun, verb

the US spelling of honour

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for honored

honor

c.1200, "glory, renown, fame earned," from Anglo-French honour, Old French honor (Modern French honneur), from Latin honorem (nominative honos, later honor) "honor, dignity, office, reputation," of unknown origin. Till 17c., honour and honor were equally frequent; the former now preferred in England, the latter in U.S. by influence of Noah Webster's spelling reforms. Meaning "a woman's chastity" first attested late 14c. Honors "distinction in scholarship" attested by 1782. Honor roll in the scholastic sense attested by 1872. To do the honors (1650s) originally meant the customary civilities and courtesies at a public entertainment, etc.

honor

mid-13c., honuren, "to do honor to," from Old French honorer, from Latin honorare, from honor (see honor (n.)). In the commercial sense of "accept a bill due, etc.," it is recorded from 1706. Related: Honored; honoring.

A custom more honoured in the breach than the observance. Whoever will look up the passage (Hamlet I. iv. 16) will see that it means, beyond a doubt, a custom that one deserves more honour for breaking than for keeping: but it is often quoted in the wrong & very different sense of a dead letter or rule more often broken than kept. [Fowler]

Idioms and Phrases with honored

honor

In addition to the idiom beginning with honor

honor bound

also see:

do the honors
in honor of
on one's honor
word of honor

honored

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