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'''Honor''' (from the [[Latin]] [[word]] honos, honoris) is the evaluation of a [[person]]'s [[trust|trustworthiness]] and social [[status]] based on that [[individual]]'s espousals and [[actions]]. Honour is deemed exactly what determines a person's [[character]]: whether or not the person reflects [[honesty]], respect, integrity, or fairness. Accordingly, individuals are assigned [[worth]] and stature based on the [[harmony]] of their actions, code of honour, and that of the [[society]] at large. Honour can be analysed as a [[relative|relativistic]] concept, i.e., conflicts between individuals and even [[cultures]] arising as a consequence of [[material]] circumstance and [[ambition]], rather than fundamental [[differences]] in principle. Alternatively, it can be viewed as nativist — that honour is as real to the [[human condition]] as [[love]], and likewise derives from the formative [[personal]] bonds that establish one's personal [[dignity]] and [[character]].

'''Honor''' (from the [[Latin]] [[word]] honos, honoris) is the evaluation of a [[person]]'s [[trust|trustworthiness]] and social [[status]] based on that [[individual]]'s espousals and [[actions]]. Honour is deemed exactly what determines a person's [[character]]: whether or not the person reflects [[honesty]], respect, integrity, or fairness. Accordingly, individuals are assigned [[worth]] and stature based on the [[harmony]] of their actions, code of honour, and that of the [[society]] at large. Honour can be analysed as a [[relative|relativistic]] concept, i.e., conflicts between individuals and even [[cultures]] arising as a consequence of [[material]] circumstance and [[ambition]], rather than fundamental [[differences]] in principle. Alternatively, it can be viewed as nativist — that honour is as real to the [[human condition]] as [[love]], and likewise derives from the formative [[personal]] bonds that establish one's personal [[dignity]] and [[character]].

Dr [[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 [[virtue|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 not so much a [[function]] of [[moral]] or [[ethical]] excellence, as it is a consequence of [[power]]. Finally, with respect to women, honour may be synonymous with "chastity" or "virginity", or in case of a married woman, "fidelity".

Dr [[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 [[virtue|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 not so much a [[function]] of [[moral]] or [[ethical]] excellence, as it is a consequence of [[power]]. Finally, with respect to women, honour may be synonymous with "chastity" or "virginity", or in case of a married woman, "fidelity".