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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Honor thy father and thy mother.      --Ex. xx. 12.
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              That all men should honor the Son, even as they
              honor the Father.                     --John v. 23.
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              It is a custom
              More honor'd in the breach than the observance.
                                                    --Shak.
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     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.
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              Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king
              delighten to honor.                   --Esther vi.
                                                    9.
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              The name of Cassius honors this corruption. --Shak.
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     3. (Com.) To accept and pay when due; as, to honora bill of
        exchange.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  honored \honored\ adj.
     1. of high repute; -- of people.
  
     Syn: esteemed, prestigious, respected.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
  
     2. greatly admired.
  
     Syn: glorious, illustrious, magnificent.
          [PJC]

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) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  honored
       adj 1: having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed
              leader"; "a prestigious author" [syn: esteemed, prestigious]
       2: worthy of honor; "an honored name"; "our honored dead" [syn:
           honoured]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  honored
     a.
     (standard spelling of en honoured from=US)
     vb.
     (lb en American spelling) (infl of en honor  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  honored
     a.
     (standard spelling of en honoured from=US)
     vb.
     (lb en American spelling) (infl of en honor  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  honored
     a.
     (standard spelling of en honoured from=US)
     vb.
     (lb en American spelling) (infl of en honor  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  honored
     a.
     (standard spelling of en honoured from=US)
     vb.
     (lb en American spelling) (infl of en honor  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  honored
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm h on ored)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  honored
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en honor ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb honor)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Honored /ˈɒnəd/
  مشرّف

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  honored /ˈɒnəd/ 
  vyznamenaný