Honour I Respect Important Great Highest Guest Stood

• the guest of honour (= the most important one)
• the seat/place of honour (= given to the most important guest)
• they stood in silence as a mark of honour to her.
• it was a great honour to be invited here today.

honour

1. great respect and admiration for somebody
• see also maid of honour
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/maid-of-honour
• the guest of honour (= the most important one)
• the seat/place of honour (= given to the most important guest)
• They stood in silence as a mark of honour to her.
2. something that you are very pleased or proud to do because people are showing you great respect
• synonym privilege
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/privilege_1
• It was a great honour to be invited here today.
3. the quality of knowing and doing what is morally right
• a man of honour
• Proving his innocence has become a matter of honour.
4. a good reputation; respect from other people
• compare dishonour
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/dishonour_1
• upholding the honour of your country
• The family honour is at stake.
5. a person or thing that causes others to respect and admire something/somebody
• She is an honour to the profession.
6. an award, official title, etc. given to somebody as a reward for something that they have done
• see also roll of honour
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/roll-of-honour
• the New Year’s Honours list (= in Britain, a list of awards and titles given on January 1 each year)
• to win the highest honour
• He was buried with full military honours(= with a special military service as a sign of respect).
7. a university course that is of a higher level than a basic course (in the US also used to describe a class in school which is at a higher level than other classes)
• an honours degree/course
• a First Class Honours degree
• I took an honors class in English.
8. if you pass an exam or graduate from a university or school with honours, you receive a special mark/grade for having achieved a very high standard
9. a title of respect used when talking to or about a judge or a US mayor
• No more questions, Your Honour.
10. the cards that have the highest value
11. to do something to make somebody feel very proud and pleased
• Would you do me the honour of dining with me?
12. to perform a social duty or ceremony, such as pouring drinks, making a speech, etc.
• Would you do the honours and draw the winning ticket?
13. to be given the opportunity to do something that makes you feel proud and happy
• May I have the honour of the next dance?
• It was Tevez who had the honour of scoring the first goal.
14. used to say that even criminals have standards of behaviour that they respect
15. to feel that you must do something because of your sense of moral duty
• compare duty-bound
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/duty-bound
• She felt honour-bound to attend as she had promised to.
16. no particular person, team, etc. is doing better than the others in a competition, an argument, etc.
17. in order to show respect and admiration for somebody/something
• a ceremony in honour of those killed in the explosion
• A banquet was held in her honour.
18. used to promise very seriously that you will do something or that something is true
• I swear on my honour that I knew nothing about this.
19. to be trusted to do something
• You're on your honour not to go into my room.
20. a thing that somebody considers to be very important for their honour or reputation

Extra Examples

• Eastlake Studio received top honours in the interior design category.
• He felt honour bound to help her.
• He passed with second-class honours.
• He saw his injuries as a badge of honour.
• He shared the honour of being the season’s top scorer with Andy Cole.
• He was buried with full military honours.
• He was made a life peer in the New Year’s honours list.
• He was now satisfied that the family honour had been restored.
• He’s in the third year of his honours course.
• I give you my word of honour I will not forget what I owe you.
• I had the rare honour of being allowed into the artist’s studio.
• I swear on my honour= very seriously that I knew nothing about this.
• In the return match the home team won 3–0 and honour was satisfied.
• It is a matter of honour to keep our standards as high as possible.
• It was the British who scooped the honours at last night’s Oscars.
• Knights in the Middle Ages had a strong code of honour.
• Max was given the dubious honour of organizing the children’s party.
• National honour is at stake in this game.
• National honour is at stake in this match between France and England.
• She brought honour to her country as an Olympic medal-winner.
• She felt she had to defend the honour of her profession.
• She has confirmed that she will accept the honour of a peerage.
• The Order of Merit is the highest civilian honour that can be conferred on someone.
• The coffin was accompanied by a guard of honour.
• The crowd cheered while the athletes ran their lap of honour.
• The president was guest of honour at the society’s banquet.
• The prime minister sought an agreement that would bring peace with honour.
• The school’s roll of honour lists everyone killed in the war.
• They organized a party in his honour.
• They stood in silence as a mark of honour to the drowned sailors.
• This biography does great honour to the poet’s achievements.
• Will you do me the honour of dining with me?
• a man without honour
• honour code violations
• joint honours in mathematics and statistics
• television’s highest honour
• the stars who took top honours at the MTV Awards
• He would always fight to defend the family honour.
• Many schoolchildren have a very strong code of honour.
• Proving his innocence was a matter of honour.
• The arch was built in honour of the Emperor.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French onor (noun), onorer (verb), from Latin honos, honor.