Honor vs Trust - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright and/or competent).
* The King James Bible, Matthew 13.57:
(uncountable) The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity.
(countable) A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen.
* (rfdate), Dryden:
A privilege.
(in the plural) The privilege of going first.
# (golf) The right to play one's ball before one's opponent.
A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament.
(feudal law) A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended.
(heraldry, countable) The center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon.
(countable, card games) In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit. In some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack.
(in the plural) (Courses for) an honours degree: a university qualification of the highest rank.
To think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of.
To conform to, abide by, act in accordance with (an agreement, treaty, promise, request, or the like).
To confer (bestow) an honour or privilege upon (someone).
To make payment in respect of (a cheque, banker's draft etc).
Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
* John Locke
Dependence upon something in the future; hope.
Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.
That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.
That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.
* Bible, Psalms, lxxi. 5
(rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.
The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.
* Shakespeare
* Denham
(legal) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.
(legal) An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another.
A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.
(computing) Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.
To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in.
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To give credence to; to believe; to credit.
* (rfdate)
To hope confidently; to believe; usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object.
* (rfdate) 2 John 12.
* (rfdate) Heb. xiii. 18.
to show confidence in a person by intrusting (him) with something.
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To commit, as to one's care; to intrust.
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To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.
* Johnson
To risk; to venture confidently.
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To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.
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To be confident, as of something future; to hope.
* (rfdate) Isa. xii. 2
To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.
* (rfdate) Johnson
In lang=en terms the difference between honor and trust
is that honor is the right to play one's ball before one's opponent while trust is an estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another.In transitive terms the difference between honor and trust
is that honor is to make payment in respect of (a cheque, banker's draft etc) while trust is to risk; to venture confidently.As a proper noun Honor
is {{given name|female|from=English}}.As an adjective trust is
secure, safe.honor
English
(wikipedia honor)Alternative forms
* honourNoun
- The crowds gave the returning general much honor and praise.
- A prophet is not without honour , save in his own country.
- He was a most perfect knight, for he had great honor and chivalry.
- His honor was unstained.
- Honors are normally awarded twice a year: on The Queen's Birthday in June and at the New Year.
- He wore an honor on his breast.
- military honors'''; civil '''honors
- Audie Murphy received many honors , such as the Distinguished Service Cross.
- their funeral honors
- I had the honour of dining with the ambassador.
- I'll let you have the honours , Bob—go ahead.
- He is an honour to his nation.
- (Cowell)
- At university I took honours in modern history.
Synonyms
* chivalry * glory * gentlemanlinessDerived terms
* debt of honour, debt of honor * dishonour, dishonor * dishonourable, dishonorable * honourable, honorable * honourary, honorary * honour code, honor code * honourific, honorific * honour guard, honor guard * honour system, honor system * honours degree, honors degree * Hons * in honour of, in honor ofVerb
(en verb)- The freedom fighters will be forever remembered and honored by the people.
- I trusted you, but you have not honored your promise.
- refuse to honor the test ban treaty
- Ten members of the profession were honored at the ceremony.
- The prince honored me with an invitation to his birthday banquet.
- I'm sorry Sir, but the bank did not honour your cheque.
Synonyms
* (l) (verb)Antonyms
* despise * contemptDerived terms
* dishonor, dishonourtrust
English
Noun
(en noun)- He needs to regain her trust if he is ever going to win her back.
- Most take things upon trust .
- 1671', O ever-failing '''trust / In mortal strength! — John Milton, ''Samson Agonistes
- 1611', Such '''trust have we through Christ. — ''Authorised Version , 2 Corinthians iii:4.
- I was out of cash, but the landlady let me have it on trust .
- O Lord God, thou art my trust from my youth.
- [I] serve him truly that will put me in trust .
- Reward them well, if they observe their trust .
- I put the house into my sister's trust .
Synonyms
* belief * confidence * expectation * faith * hopeAntonyms
* mistrustDerived terms
* beef trust * brain trust * brains trust * constructive trust * honorary trust * partial trust * remainder trust * resulting trust * spendthrift trust * trust fall * trust fund * trust territory * trustworthyVerb
(en verb)- We cannot trust anyone who deceives us.
- In God We Trust - written on denominations of US currency
- I will never trust his word after.
- He that trusts every one without reserve will at last be deceived.
- Trust me, you look well.
- I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face.
- We trust we have a good conscience.
- I trust you have cleaned your room?
- Whom, with your power and fortune, sir, you trust , Now to suspect is vain.''
- Merchants were not willing to trust precious cargoes to any custody but that of a man-of-war.
- Merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.
- It is happier sometimes to be cheated than not to trust .
- [Beguiled] by thee to trust thee from my side.
- More to know could not be more to trust .
- I will trust and not be afraid.
- It is happier sometimes to be cheated than not to trust .