Honor is doing something that does good to people, or a courageous sacrifice. It's kind of like getting high respect, getting fame, and glory
The word honor reminds me greatly of the Battle of Thermopylae, where 300 Spartan soldiers stayed behind to fight almost 20,000 Persians. They were all killed, but when they were fighting, the Spartan's bravery were remembered to this day. (There was even a movie made about the battle, called 300.)
Another person that came to my mind when I hear the word honor is Martin Luther King Jr. He peacefully protested against race discrimination when he suffered discrimination as well, but he was killed when he was shot in the head.
I guess honor is something a lot of people want, but some either fall short of their expectations, or do the wrong things. Like in India, there are things called "honor killings," but actually, there isn't anything honorable about that. In Hunchback of Notre Dame, Frodo thought that it was "honorable" killing the gypsies, and it's not honorable at all. Honor is about sacrificing the things you want (or already have) for a greater good.
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