Meaning of honor (what is it, concept and definition)

What is Honor:

Honor indicates the preservation of personal virtues such as rectitude, integrity and decency.

The word honor derives from the Latin honoror or honoris, which specifically indicates public glorification through the exercise of public office. In this sense, it is associated with pride in the social relevance it means. Hence the term "highly honored": "I am an immigrant and highly honored" or "it is an honor", for example, "It is an honor to have the President in my house."

In the sense associated with the verb honor, the word derives from the Greek timao that refers to the great esteem and consideration towards something or someone. In this way, people's honor refers to personal honor that encompasses respect, decorum, humanity and integrity.

The biblical meaning of the word honor derives from the Hebrew kabôd which indicates glory. Honoring God and parents, for example, involves praising and esteeming them through obedience, respect, admiration, and retribution.

Synonyms of honor are: respect, esteem, glory and admiration.

Honor the word

"Honor your word" is an expression that implies fulfilling what is promised and said. It is another way of saying "keep your word", giving more emphasis to the loss of personal honor if what is said is not respected.

Honor or honor

The word honor is never written with a double error. The words that are pronounced with the strong erre sound and between vowels are those that are written with double erre, such as, for example, career.