Honour
Meanings and phrases
honour
- a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; award; accolade; honor; laurels
- the state of being honored; honor; laurels
- the quality of being honorable and having a good name; honor
- a woman's virtue or chastity; honor; purity; pureness
honour
- bestow honor or rewards upon; honor; reward
- accept as pay; honor
- show respect towards; respect; honor; abide by; observe
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- The race is named in honour of the Brontë sisters.
- It was named in honour of businessman K. C. Irving.
- It is named in honour of Marie Curie-Sklodowska.
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- The Order of Ontario is the province's highest honour.
- In 19 BC he was elected consul, the highest honour of the Roman state.
- In 1986 he was awarded Viswa Bharati University's highest honour "Deshikottam".
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- He was also decorated with France's highest civilian honour in 2000.
- In 2016, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour.
- In 1957, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour.
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- This action earned "Cavalier" a battle honour.
- Its actions earned the regiment the battle honour "Mangalore".
- Ships named HMS "Psyche" are entitled to a single battle honour:
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- He was also decorated with France's highest civilian honour in 2000.
- In 1957, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour.
- He was a recipient of the third highest civilian honour of India, the Padma Bhushan.
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- He is invited as the guest of honour at many functions.
- Robson was announced in November 2008 as the guest of honour at the following year's Novacon.
- In February 2007 she opened, as guest of honour, a grand concert of her grandfather's works at Sofia in Bulgaria.
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- To this day the CCF provides a guard of honour on Tynwald Day.
- He received a guard of honour and a standing ovation after his match.
- The very next day, his body was cremated with the due state guard of honour.
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- The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.
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- This is a great honour for me.
- It's a great honour.
- Nioplias stated: "It is a great honour for me to be the manager of Panathinaikos.
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- There is a roll of honour, commemorating the two world wars, on the south wall.
- A roll of honour with the names of those who served at the airfield is kept in the church.
- First-time finalists Kinvara faced an uphill battle against roll of honour leaders Castlegar.
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- In 1999 the race was renamed in honour of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
- The former British Methodist Episcopal Church in Niagara Falls, Ontario, was renamed in honour of Dett.
- Skukuza, the main camp in the park and which was formerly called Sabi Bridge, was renamed in honour of him.