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time-honored Definition

time·-honored (tīm′än′ərd)

adjective

honored or observed because in existence or usage for a long time

time-honored Synonyms

time-honored

modif.

revered, eminent, noble; see immortal 1, venerable 2.

time-honored Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • tradition: Reading a favorite story to a child at bedtime is a wonderful and time-honored tradition in many families.
  • classic: On this volume you'll find some of magic's best performers performing and explaining their own versions of this time-honored classic.
  • system: Truth, independent of doctrines or time-honored systems, stands at the threshold of history.
  • principle: It is first shown that this conception is consistent with time-honored principle of unity in diversity.
  • way: So impressed were the gods with the depth of his devotion that they granted him immortality in the time-honored way.