Definition of Honorable
Honorable
hon·or·a·ble
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
deserving of or inviting high regard and great respect (honor);
e.g. It is honorable of you to volunteer to go to war in your father's place.
(adjective)
having a strong sense of right and wrong in manner and behavior, having a good reputation and/or good intentions, for example (formal) intending to marry the woman being courted, describing a man's conduct;
e.g. He was honorable enough to own up to the mistake even though it meant that he lost money. He said that he had honorable intentions in pursuing her.
(adjective)
distinctive and somehow superior and thus worthy of respect (honor), used as a title in administrative/governmental and legal contexts (often used as "Honorable");
e.g. They all stood to welcome the Honorable Judge to the chamber.
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