Glory vs. Honour

Glorynoun

Great or overwhelming beauty or splendour.

Honournoun

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Glorynoun

Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.

Honourverb

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Glorynoun

That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honour.

Honournoun

Same as honor; - chiefly British usage.

Glorynoun

Worship or praise.

Honournoun

the state of being honored

Glorynoun

An optical phenomenon caused by water droplets, consisting of concentric rings and somewhat similar to a rainbow.

Honournoun

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction;

‘an award for bravery’;

Glorynoun

Victory; success.

Honournoun

the quality of being honorable and having a good name;

‘a man of honor’;

Glorynoun

An emanation of light supposed to shine from beings that are specially holy. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by a disk, or a mere line.

Honournoun

a woman's virtue or chastity

Glorynoun

(theology) The manifestation of the presence of God as perceived by humans in Abrahamic religions.

Honourverb

bestow honor or rewards upon;

‘Today we honor our soldiers’; ‘The scout was rewarded for courageus action’;

Glorynoun

(obsolete) Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.

Honourverb

show respect towards;

‘honor your parents!’;

Gloryverb

To exult with joy; to rejoice.

Honourverb

accept as pay;

‘we honor checks and drafts’;

Gloryverb

To boast; to be proud.

Honournoun

high respect; great esteem

‘his portrait hangs in the place of honour’;

Gloryverb

To shine radiantly.

Honournoun

a person or thing that brings esteem

‘you are an honour to our profession’;

Glorynoun

Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; honorable fame; renown.

‘Glory to God in the highest.’; ‘Spread his glory through all countries wide.’;

Honournoun

a title of respect or form of address given to a circuit judge, a US mayor, and (in Irish or rustic speech) any person of rank.

Glorynoun

That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise; excellency; brilliancy; splendor.

‘Think it no glory to swell in tyranny.’; ‘Jewels lose their glory if neglected.’; ‘Your sex's glory 't is to shine unknown.’;

Honournoun

the quality of knowing and doing what is morally right

‘I must as a matter of honour avoid any taint of dishonesty’;

Glorynoun

Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.

‘In glory of thy fortunes.’;

Honournoun

a woman's chastity or her reputation for being chaste

‘she died defending her honour’;

Glorynoun

The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven; celestial honor; heaven.

‘Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.’;

Honournoun

something regarded as a rare opportunity and bringing pride and pleasure; a privilege

‘Mrs Young had the honour of being received by the Queen’;

Glorynoun

An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by a disk, or a mere line.

Honournoun

a thing conferred as a distinction, especially an official award for bravery or achievement

‘the highest military honours’;

Gloryverb

To exult with joy; to rejoice.

‘Glory ye in his holy name.’;

Honournoun

a special distinction for proficiency in an examination

‘she passed with honours’;

Gloryverb

To boast; to be proud.

‘God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.’; ‘No one . . . should glory in his prosperity.’;

Honournoun

a course of degree studies more specialized than for an ordinary pass

‘an honours degree in mathematics’;

Glorynoun

a state of high honor;

‘he valued glory above life itself’;

Honournoun

the right of driving off first, having won the previous hole

‘Kyle had the honour at the last hole’;

Glorynoun

brilliant radiant beauty;

‘the glory of the sunrise’;

Honournoun

an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten.

Glorynoun

an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint

Honournoun

possession in one's hand of at least four of the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten of trumps, or of all four aces in no trumps, for which a bonus is scored.

Gloryverb

rejoice proudly

Honournoun

(in whist) an ace, king, queen, or jack of trumps.

Honourverb

regard with great respect

‘they honoured their parents in all they did’;

Honourverb

pay public respect to

‘talented writers were honoured at a special ceremony’;

Honourverb

fulfil (an obligation) or keep (an agreement)

‘make sure the franchisees honour the terms of the contract’;

Honourverb

accept (a bill) or pay (a cheque) when due

‘the bank informed him that the cheque would not be honoured’;

Honour

Honour (British English) or honor (American English; see spelling differences) is the idea of a bond between an individual and a society as a quality of a person that is both of social teaching and of personal ethos, that manifests itself as a code of conduct, and has various elements such as valour, chivalry, honesty, and compassion. It is an abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability that affects both the social standing and the self-evaluation of an individual or institution such as a family, school, regiment or nation.