Definition of Honorableness in English :
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Honorableness meaning in English
Meaning of Honorableness in English
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Honorableness pronunciation in English
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Honorableness
see synonyms of honorablenessNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Honorableness
see synonyms of honorablenessadjective
1.
possessing or characterized by high principles
honourable intentions
2.
worthy of or entitled to honour or esteem
3.
consistent with or bestowing honour
adjective
the Honourable
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Honorableness
see synonyms of honorablenessadj.
1. Deserving or winning honor and respect: led an honorable life.
2. Bringing distinction or recognition: honorable service to one's nation.
3. Possessing and characterized by honor: an honorable person.
4. Consistent with honor or good name: followed the only honorable course of action.
5. Distinguished; illustrious: this honorable gathering of scholars.
6. Attended by marks of recognition and honor: received an honorable burial.
7. Honorable Abbr. Hon.
a. Used as a title of respect for certain high government officials: The Honorable Jane Doe, Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.
b. Used as a courtesy title for the children of barons and viscounts and the younger sons of earls.
c. Used in the House of Commons as a title of respect when speaking of another member.
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