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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Honor \Hon"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Honored}; p. pr & vb n. {Honoring}.] [OE. honouren, onouren OF honorer, honourer, F. honorer, fr L. honorare, fr honor, n.] 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. Honor thy father and thy mother. --Ex. xx 12. That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. --John v. 23. It is a custom More honor'd in the breach than the observance. --Shak. 2. 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. Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighten to honor. --Esther vi 9. The name of Cassius honors this corruption. --Shak. 3. (Com.) To accept and pay when due; as to honora bill of exchange. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: honoring n : conformity with law or custom or practice etc [syn: {observance}] [ant: {nonobservance}]
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