单词 | in honour of |
释义 | > as lemmasin honour of P3. in honour of: as an expression of respect or esteem for; for the sake of honouring; in celebration or remembrance of. Also in (or to) the honour of, in honour to. [Compare classical Latin in honorem (with the genitive), French en l'honneur de (12th cent. in Old French), à l'honneur de (14th cent. in Middle French).] ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [phrase] > out of respect for in (also for, to) (a person's or god's) worshipeOE in honour ofc1300 in the reverence that1389 at (the) reverence ofc1405 in deference to1863 c1300 St. Margarete (Harl.) l. 279 in O. Cockayne Seinte Marherete (1866) 32 If eni man in honour of me eni chapel doþ rere. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) l. 466 (MED) Brut..let vair tabernacle in honur of him rere. a1422 T. Hoccleve Balades to Henry V & Knights Garter l. 35 in Minor Poems (1970) i. 42 In honour of his name Shoue on & putte his foos to the outraunce! c1450 (c1386) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women (Fairf. 16) (1879) Prol. l. 81 Ye see I do yt in the honour Of love. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection Pref. sig. Ai Diuyded into thre bokes, in the honour of the trinite. ?1577 J. Northbrooke Spiritus est Vicarius Christi: Treat. Dicing 57 Ludi Florales, which abhominable Playes in Rome, to the honour of their strumpetlike Goddesse Flora. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 834 The Divel..in honour of whom they sacrifice their Captives. 1637 T. Heywood Curtaine Lect. 117 They repaired to a Temple or Chappell erected to the honour of a certaine goddess called Dea viriplaca. 1720 N. F. Haym Brit. Treasury II. 73 The Philadelphian Games were instituted in Honour of the Union betwixt Caracalla and Geta. 1788 C. Reeve Exiles II. 158 To..keep every thing in good repair, in honour to the memory of the noble benefactors. 1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece IV. ii. xxix. 118 The primitive Dithyrambus was a round choric dance and song in honour of Dionysus. 1897 H. Caine Christian i. x. 46 I believe this rout to-night is expressly in honour of the event. 1908 J. M. Cattell (title) Essays in honor of W. James. 1955 N. Coward Diary 30 Oct. (2000) 289 On Monday I attended a gargantuan cocktail party given by the publishers in honour of my new paper-bound book. 2006 C. Scrace & G. Legg Dragons 40 Bridges bear dragon shapes in honour of the river dragons. < as lemmas |
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