conferring honor

  • 1Conferring — Confer Con*fer (k[o^]n*f[ e]r ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conferred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conferring}.] [L. conferre to bring together, contribute, consult; con + ferre to bear: cf. F. conf[ e]rer. See 1st {Bear}.] 1. To bring together for comparison;… …

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  • 2Cross of Honor of the German Mother — Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter (Cross of Honour of the German Mother) 1st Class Order – Gold Cross Awarded by Deutsches Reich …

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  • 3Honorable — Hon or*a*ble, a. [F. honorable, L. honorabilis.] 1. Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious. [1913 Webster] Thy name and honorable family. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. High minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a… …

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  • 4Right honorable — Honorable Hon or*a*ble, a. [F. honorable, L. honorabilis.] 1. Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious. [1913 Webster] Thy name and honorable family. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. High minded; actuated by principles of… …

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  • 5Honorary — Hon or*a*ry, a. [L. honorarius, fr. honor honor: cf. F. honoraire.] 1. Done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary services. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor without emolument; as, an honorary …

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  • 6Upsilon Pi Epsilon — Infobox Societies university = name = Upsilon Pi Epsilon established = 1967 incorporated = type = Honor Society president = city = state = country = members = employees = volunteers = website = http://www.acm.org/upe/Upsilon Pi Epsilon (ΥΠΕ):… …

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  • 7honorific — honorifically, adv. /on euh rif ik/, adj. 1. Also, honorifical. doing or conferring honor. 2. conveying honor, as a title or a grammatical form used in speaking to or about a superior, elder, etc. n. 3. (in certain languages, as Chinese and… …

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  • 8honorary — [än′ə rer΄ē] adj. [L honorarius, of or conferring honor] 1. given as an honor only, without the usual requirements or privileges [an honorary degree] 2. a) designating an office or position held as an honor only, without service or pay b) holding …

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  • 9Honorific — Hon or*if ic, a. [See {Honor}, { fy}, and { ic}.] Conferring honor; tending to honor. London Spectator. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 10Noach (parsha) — This article is about the Torah portion Noach. For the Biblical figure, see Noah. Noach or Noah (נֹחַ Hebrew for the name Noah, the third word, and first distinctive word, of the parshah) is the second weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual …

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