Main Difference
The main difference between Respect and Honour is that the Respect is a feeling of regard for someone or something and Honour is a abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability
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Respect
Respect is a positive feeling or action shown towards someone or something considered important, or held in high esteem or regard; it conveys a sense of admiration for good or valuable qualities; and it is also the process of honoring someone by exhibiting care, concern, or consideration for their needs or feelings.Some people may earn the respect of individuals by assisting others or by playing important social roles. In many cultures, individuals are considered to be worthy of respect until they prove otherwise. Courtesies that show respect include simple words and phrases like “thank you” in the West, simple physical gestures like a slight bow in the East, a smile, or direct eye contact, or a simple handshake.
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Honour
Honour (or honor in American English; either spelling in Canadian English) is the idea of a bond between an individual and a society as a quality of a person that is both of social teaching and of personal ethos, that manifests itself as a code of conduct, and has various elements such as valor, chivalry, honesty, and compassion. It is an abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability that affects both the social standing and the self-evaluation of an individual or institution such as a family, school, regiment or nation. Accordingly, individuals (or institutions) are assigned worth and stature based on the harmony of their actions with a specific code of honour, and the moral code of the society at large.
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, magnanimity, and a scorn of meanness”.
This sort of honour derives from the perceived virtuous conduct and personal integrity of the person endowed with it. On the other hand, Johnson also defined honour in relationship to “reputation” and “fame”; to “privileges of rank or birth”, and as “respect” of the kind which “places an individual socially and determines his right to precedence”. This sort of honour is often not so much a function of moral or ethical excellence, as it is a consequence of power. Finally, with respect to sexuality, honour has traditionally been associated with (or identical to) “chastity” or “virginity”, or in case of married men and women, “fidelity”. Some have argued that honour should be seen more as a rhetoric, or set of possible actions, than as a code.
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Respect (noun)
an attitude of consideration or high regard
“He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him.”
“we do respect people for their dignity and worth.”
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Respect (noun)
good opinion, honor, or admiration
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Respect (noun)
Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death.
“The mourners paid their last respects to the deceased poet.”
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Respect (noun)
a particular aspect, feature or detail of something
“This year’s model is superior to last year’s in several respects.”
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Respect (noun)
Good will; favor
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Respect (verb)
To have respect for.
“She is an intellectual giant, and I respect her greatly.”
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Respect (verb)
To have regard for something, to observe a custom, practice, rule or right.
“I respect your right to hold that belief, although I think it is nonsense.”
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Respect (verb)
To abide by an agreement.
“They failed to respect the treaty they had signed, and invaded.”
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Respect (verb)
To take notice of; to regard as worthy of special consideration; to heed.
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Respect (verb)
To relate to; to be concerned with.
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Respect (verb)
To regard; to consider; to deem.
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Respect (verb)
To look toward; to face.
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Respect (interjection)
hello, hi
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Honour (noun)
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Honour (verb)
standard spelling of honor|from=British spelling|from2=Canadian spelling|from3=Commonwealth|from4=Ireland
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Honour (noun)
high respect; great esteem
“his portrait hangs in the place of honour”
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Honour (noun)
a person or thing that brings esteem
“you are an honour to our profession”
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Honour (noun)
a title of respect or form of address given to a circuit judge, a US mayor, and (in Irish or rustic speech) any person of rank.
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Honour (noun)
the quality of knowing and doing what is morally right
“I must as a matter of honour avoid any taint of dishonesty”
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Honour (noun)
a woman’s chastity or her reputation for being chaste
“she died defending her honour”
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Honour (noun)
something regarded as a rare opportunity and bringing pride and pleasure; a privilege
“Mrs Young had the honour of being received by the Queen”
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Honour (noun)
a thing conferred as a distinction, especially an official award for bravery or achievement
“the highest military honours”
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Honour (noun)
a special distinction for proficiency in an examination
“she passed with honours”
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Honour (noun)
a course of degree studies more specialized than for an ordinary pass
“an honours degree in mathematics”
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Honour (noun)
the right of driving off first, having won the previous hole
“Kyle had the honour at the last hole”
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Honour (noun)
an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten.
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Honour (noun)
possession in one’s hand of at least four of the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten of trumps, or of all four aces in no trumps, for which a bonus is scored.
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Honour (noun)
(in whist) an ace, king, queen, or jack of trumps.
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Honour (verb)
regard with great respect
“they honoured their parents in all they did”
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Honour (verb)
pay public respect to
“talented writers were honoured at a special ceremony”
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Honour (verb)
fulfil (an obligation) or keep (an agreement)
“make sure the franchisees honour the terms of the contract”
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Honour (verb)
accept (a bill) or pay (a cheque) when due
“the bank informed him that the cheque would not be honoured”