Honor and Modesty

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Honor noun - Faithfulness to high moral standards.

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Modesty and honor are semantically related. in integrity topic. In some cases you can use "Modesty" instead a noun "Honor".

Nearby Words: honour, honorable, honored, honoured, honorably

Modesty noun - The absence of any feelings of being better than others.

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Honor and modesty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Honor" instead a noun "Modesty".

Nearby Words: modest, moderation, modestly, Modesta

Honor Before Reason: If you've saved Modesty's life at some point, or if you were ever her friend, she regards herself as in your debt and will not forget it, even if you do.

Source: Comic Strip / Modesty Blaise
Howard tries to wave it off out of modesty, but the father is insistent: seems local custom holds that "all the saints in Heaven will be angry with him" if he fails to honor them properly, so he's willing to bring them back through force of arms, if that's what it'll take.

Source: Think Nothing of It

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