Dishonour dictionary definition

dishonour

Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural dishonours)

shame or disgrace
a lack of honour or integrity
(law) Failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a negotiable instrument, such as a bill of exchange or note, to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present dishonours, present participle dishonouring, simple past and past participle dishonoured)

Origin

From Old French deshonor

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And so the psalmist exults in his death and dishonour (Ps.
Peter"; at least one case in which a beautiful Roman matron appealed, not in vain, to the better feelings of the Gothic soldier who attempted her dishonour; but even these exceptional instances show that Rome was not entirely spared those scenes of horror which usually accompany the storming of a besieged city.
On the 7th of December, to his lasting dishonour, he voted for the condemnation of Lord Stafford.
The three ends proposed by the church in such discipline are there stated to be, (1) that those who lead scandalous lives may not to the dishonour of God be numbered among Christians, seeing that the church is the body of Christ; (2) that the good may not be corrupted by constant association with the wicked; (3) that those who are censured or excommunicated, confounded with shame, may be led to repentance.
It was particularly offensive to Christians as tending to dishonour the Creator who is set over against the serpent as bad against good.

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