Classified under: Nouns denoting people. Hypernyms (geologist is a kind of...): man of science; scientist (a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences).
The name Honora is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Honora is: Honor. The name Honora is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Honora is: Honor. The name Honora is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Honora is: Honour.
Honor Societies, illustration from the 1909 Tyee (yearbook of the University of Washington) In the United States, an honor society is a rank organization that recognizes excellence among peers. Numerous societies recognize various fields and circumstances. The Order of the Arrow, for example, is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America. Chiefly, the term refers to scholastic honor societies, those that recognize students who excel academically or as leaders among their peers, often within a specific academic discipline.