eminence vs honour

eminence

noun
  • The quality or state of being eminent. 

  • Someone of high rank, reputation or social status. 

  • Prominence in a particular order or accumulation; esteem. 

  • A protuberance. 

  • An elevated land area or a hill. 

  • A dark purple color. 

  • eminence 

honour

noun
  • The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity. 

  • The privilege of going first. 

  • The center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon (compare honour point). 

  • A privilege. 

  • (Courses for) an honours degree: a university qualification of the highest rank. 

  • In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit. In some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack. 

  • A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen. 

  • A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended. 

  • Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful). 

  • A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament. 

  • The right to play one's ball before one's opponent. 

verb
  • British spelling, Canadian spelling, Commonwealth, and Ireland standard spelling of honor. 

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