Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In heraldry, same as crowned.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective of high repute; -- of people.
  • adjective greatly admired.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Respected, having received honor.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of honor.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having an illustrious reputation; respected

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Examples

  • "Professor of barricading," was a title honored at the

    The French Immortals Series — Complete Various

  • "Professor of barricading," was a title honored at the Cafe de Seville, and one that they would willingly have had engraved upon their visiting-cards.

    A Romance of Youth — Complete Fran��ois Copp��e 1875

  • Gerald, penniless, had raised Tara; Ellen had risen above some mysterious sorrow; Grandfather Robillard, surviving the wreck of Napoleon’s throne, had founded his fortunes anew on the fertile Georgia coast; Great-grandfather Prudhomme had carved a small kingdom out of the dark jungles of Haiti, lost it, and lived to see his name honored in Savannah.

    Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1996

  • Gerald, penniless, had raised Tara; Ellen had risen above some mysterious sorrow; Grandfather Robillard, surviving the wreck of Napoleon’s throne, had founded his fortunes anew on the fertile Georgia coast; Great-grandfather Prudhomme had carved a small kingdom out of the dark jungles of Haiti, lost it, and lived to see his name honored in Savannah.

    Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1996

  • Gerald, penniless, had raised Tara; Ellen had risen above some mysterious sorrow; Grandfather Robillard, surviving the wreck of Napoleon’s throne, had founded his fortunes anew on the fertile Georgia coast; Great-grandfather Prudhomme had carved a small kingdom out of the dark jungles of Haiti, lost it, and lived to see his name honored in Savannah.

    Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1996

  • Gerald, penniless, had raised Tara; Ellen had risen above some mysterious sorrow; Grandfather Robillard, surviving the wreck of Napoleon’s throne, had founded his fortunes anew on the fertile Georgia coast; Great-grandfather Prudhomme had carved a small kingdom out of the dark jungles of Haiti, lost it, and lived to see his name honored in Savannah.

    Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1996

  • Gerald, penniless, had raised Tara; Ellen had risen above some mysterious sorrow; Grandfather Robillard, surviving the wreck of Napoleon’s throne, had founded his fortunes anew on the fertile Georgia coast; Great-grandfather Prudhomme had carved a small kingdom out of the dark jungles of Haiti, lost it, and lived to see his name honored in Savannah.

    Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1996

  • Most winners were repeats from the prior weekend's Golden Globe Awards, with both Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock again honored for their lead performances in "Crazy Heart" and "The Blind Side," respectively.

    The CG Actors Of ‘Avatar’ Are No Match For ‘Inglourious Basterds’ And Sandra Bullock At Saturday’s 2010 SAG Awards » MTV Movies Blog 2010

  • I remain honored to have had a long poem of mine that I really wanted published SOMEWHERE to wind up getting published in the CLIFFS Soundings Iit/art mag Norbert Blei mentioned in his essay on Henry Denander.

    henry denander | 6 poems on writing, writers, fatherhood, marriage, jazz, jazz musicians, fame & much more « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2009

  • I think honesty, hard work, getting up every morning and making sure the family is doing well is also important we need more work honored from the keeping communities together, families together, slowing down the pace and reinforcing relationships, taking time with each other what boundries need to be broken that are more important than quality of friendships, community values and good solid quality of work.

    Sixteen to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom 2009

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