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    Samuel Johnson, in his A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), defined honour as having several senses, the first of which was "nobility of soul,...
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  • The following is a non-exhaustive list of people who have declined a British honour, such as a knighthood or other grade of honour. In most cases, the...
    112 KB (11,988 words) - 18:48, 21 November 2024
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    A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours")...
    32 KB (4,136 words) - 11:24, 25 October 2024
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    The National Order of the Legion of Honour (French: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur [ɔʁdʁ nɑsjɔnal də la leʒjɔ̃ dɔnœʁ] ), formerly the Imperial Order...
    54 KB (4,758 words) - 00:44, 25 October 2024
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    The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded on 4 June 1917 by King George V as a reward for outstanding...
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    bodies, especially churches of the Anglican Communion and the Methodist movement, have the tradition of an honour guard at the funeral of an ordained elder...
    135 KB (15,382 words) - 12:51, 31 October 2024
  • should end, "I have the honour to be Your Excellency's obedient servant." Letters to the pope should end, "I have the honour to be Your Holiness's most...
    11 KB (1,044 words) - 18:21, 29 October 2024
  • Blood & Honour is a neo-Nazi music promotion network and right-wing extremist political group founded in the United Kingdom by Ian Stuart Donaldson in...
    20 KB (2,000 words) - 21:19, 18 November 2024
  • people who have died in military, police service or other services "Roll of Honour" (song), an Irish Republican song praising the participants in the 1981 Irish...
    527 bytes (103 words) - 03:37, 13 November 2023
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    significance have been selected as the last runners in the Olympic torch relay and consequently have the honour of lighting the Olympic cauldron at the opening...
    33 KB (1,083 words) - 18:50, 2 September 2024
  • Honor killing (redirect from Honour Killing)
    English), honour killing (Commonwealth English), or shame killing is a traditional form of murder in which a person is killed by or at the behest of members...
    145 KB (14,689 words) - 00:18, 22 November 2024
  • The Sword of Honour is a trilogy of novels by Evelyn Waugh which loosely parallel Waugh's experiences during the Second World War. Published by Chapman...
    13 KB (1,887 words) - 22:03, 20 July 2024
  • defendants for an honour killing. The accused in the murder included relatives of Babli (grandfather Gangaraj, who is said to have been a Khap leader...
    60 KB (5,865 words) - 00:26, 17 October 2024
  • Love, Honour and Obey is a 2000 mock gangster film starring several members of the Primrose Hill set. It was jointly written and directed by Dominic Anciano...
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    A Page of Honour is a ceremonial position in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. It requires attendance on state occasions, but...
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    lie the caput (head) of the honour, with a castle that gave its name to the honour and served as its administrative headquarters. The term honour is particularly...
    37 KB (2,922 words) - 11:00, 8 August 2024
  • Honour is a two-part British television drama series, depicting the investigation into the real-life disappearance and murder of honour killing victim...
    14 KB (1,291 words) - 14:28, 11 November 2024
  • The fount of honour (Latin: fons honorum) is a person, who, by virtue of their official position, has the exclusive right of conferring legitimate titles...
    17 KB (2,142 words) - 07:26, 25 October 2024
  • Tommy's Honour is a 2016 historical drama film depicting the lives and careers of, and the complex relationship between, the pioneering Scottish golfing...
    24 KB (2,272 words) - 03:54, 18 November 2024
  • Literae Humaniores). Honour Moderations candidates have a class awarded (hence the 'honours'). However, this does not count towards the final degree. In other...
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