Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Honor \Hon"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Honored}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Honoring}.] [OE. honouren, onouren, OF. honorer, honourer,
   F. honorer, fr. L. honorare, fr. honor, n.]
   1. To regard or treat with honor, esteem, or respect; to
      revere; to treat with deference and submission; when used
      of the Supreme Being, to reverence; to adore; to worship.

            Honor thy father and thy mother.      --Ex. xx. 12.

            That all men should honor the Son, even as they
            honor the Father.                     --John v. 23.

            It is a custom More honor'd in the breach than the
            observance.                           --Shak.

   2. To dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to bestow
      honor upon; to elevate in rank or station; to ennoble; to
      exalt; to glorify; hence, to do something to honor; to
      treat in a complimentary manner or with civility.

            Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king
            delighten to honor.                   --Esther vi.
                                                  9.

            The name of Cassius honors this corruption. --Shak.

   3. (Com.) To accept and pay when due; as, to honora bill of
      exchange.

Source : WordNet®

honoring
     n : conformity with law or custom or practice etc. [syn: {observance}]
         [ant: {nonobservance}]