Dictionary entries for 'honorable'

Synonyms

hon·or·a·ble (ŏńər-ə-bəl)

adjective

Deserving or winning honor and respect: led an honorable life.
Bringing distinction or recognition: honorable service to one's nation.
Possessing and characterized by honor: an honorable person.
Consistent with honor or good name: followed the only honorable course of action.
Distinguished; illustrious: this honorable gathering of scholars.
Attended by marks of recognition and honor: received an honorable burial.
1. Used as a title of respect for certain high government officials: The Honorable Jane Doe, Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.
2. Used as a courtesy title for the children of barons and viscounts and the younger sons of earls.
3. Used in the House of Commons as a title of respect when speaking of another member.