Word of honor meaning

Noun: word of honor

Pronunciation: (word of honor)

Word of honor meaning:

• A promise

Synonyms: parole, word, word of honour
Derived forms: words of honor
Quotations:

1. Sherwood Smith – Finally someone takes me seriously enough to ask for my word of honor, and it’s a villain.
2. Karl G. Maeser – I have been asked what I mean by “word of honor.” I will tell you. Place me behind prison walls—walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick, reaching ever so far into the ground—there is a possibility that in some way or another I might be able to escape; but stand me on the floor and draw a chalk line around me and have me give my word of honor never to cross it. Can I get out of that circle? No, never! I’d die first.
3. Van Tassel – I give you my word of honor that, for the time being, my promise to Betty had gone clean out of my head.

Sample sentences:

1. Well, I know,” she said. “You’ll pretend you were men instead of babies, and you’ll be played in the movies by Frank Sinatra and John Wayne or some of those other glamorous, war-loving, dirty old men. And war will look just wonderful, so we’ll have a lot more of them. And they’ll be fought by babies like the babies upstairs.”So then I understood. It was war that made her so angry. She didn’t want her babies or anybody else’s babies killed in wars. And she thought wars were partly encouraged by books and movies.So I held up my right hand and I made her a promise: “Mary,” I said, “I don’t think this book of mine will ever be finished. I must have written five thousand pages by now, and thrown them all away. If I ever do finish it, though, I give you my word of honor: there won’t be a part for Frank Sinatra or John Wayne.”I tell you what,” I said, “I’ll call it ‘The Children’s Crusade.'”She was my friend after that.
2. Nevertheless, General Krasnov was set free on his word of honor.
3. I asked him, before the Ambassador of France, whether he could give me his word of honor for it.
4. This expression, “word of honor,” made me smile once more.
5. No, I give you my word of honor.
6. “On my word of honor,” replied the young man with delight.
7. You may have my sacred word of honor that I will not trouble you in any way.
8. I want a guard; give me your word of honor to turn honest man, and I will make you my lieutenant.
9. But one of these days I’ll prove that my word of honor was worth taking.
10. Before I got it I had to give my sacred word of honor that I’d never let even you know who sent it.
11. I want to hear you give me your sacred word of honor to keep this little loan of your car a secret.
12. “I give you my word of honor that she said that to me,” added the count.
13. I will give him my word of honor not to attempt escape; besides, dawn will begin directly.
14. “I give you my word of honor,” the student exclaimed with energy.
15. Yes, sir; if you disbelieve my word of honor, I will condescend to show you my invitation.
16. Indeed if I were a millionaire—my word of honor I would buy you an automobile.
17. A few hours after she brought the letter, praying him, on his word of honor, to send it.
18. So far as I’m concerned, I give you my word of honor I don’t know the first thing about this sign business.
19. She interrupted his protest: “I’ve promised on my word of honor, and the box-office has sold the seats with that understanding.”
20. Heinrich’s offer was discussed in detail and confirmed by his word of honor, after which he took a formal leave of the gentlemen.
21. It’ll hurt me terribly—and I owe you every cent of it, on my word of honor!
22. But I’ll not explain unless you will give me your word of honor to keep it a secret, at least for the present.
23. But you allowed me to write, and gave me your word of honor you would send the letter.
24. I promise you on my word of honor that the next time he will fall.
25. I give you my word of honor that it shall only be used for the purposes of justice.
26. She had pledged her word of honor never to reveal Lucy’s misdeed to anyone, and she had broken her word.
27. I promised Dr. Prescott on my word of honor that I’d have you all back to school on time.
28. He has given me his word of honor never to reveal our compact and never to return.
29. Give me your word of honor to keep this meeting always strictly confidential.
30. Give me your word of honor that never in any way, so long as you may live, will you reveal it.