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Honour vs Humility - What's the difference?

honour | humility |

As nouns the difference between honour and humility

is that honour is standard spelling of honor|from=British|from2=AU|from3=NZ|from4=Canada|from5=Ireland|from6=South Africa while humility is the characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.

As a verb honour

is standard spelling of honor|from=British|from2=AU|from3=NZ|from4=Canada|from5=Ireland|from6=South Africa.

As a proper noun Honour

is {{given name|female|from=English}}, a less common spelling of Honor.

honour

English

Noun

  • * 1902 , Richard Francis Weymouth, Translation of the New Testament of the Bible , Book 60, 1 Peter 2:4:
    • Come to Him, the ever-living Stone, rejected indeed by men as worthless, but in God's esteem chosen and held in honour .
  • * (rfdate), Shakespeare:
    • If she have forgot / Honour and virtue.
  • * (rfdate), Milton:
    • Godlike erect, with native honour clad.

    Verb

    (en verb)

    • humility

    English

    (wikipedia humility)

    Noun

  • The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.

    • Usage notes

    * Commonly used to mean “modesty, lack of pride” (with respect to one’s achievements), and in formal religious contexts to refer to a transcendent egolessness.

    Synonyms

    * egolessness, humilitude, meekness, modesty, self-effacement

    Antonyms

    * pride

    Related terms

    * humble * humiliate * humiliation * humus

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