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Honor: The privilege of playing first from the tee (note: 'privilege' was actually the word used until the late 1800's)

Honor Score: A score deemed worthy of an award by the governing bodies of ten pin bowling. The ultimate honor scores would be a 300 game and 900 series.

Honors Program: An extension of a bachelor's degree, including more prerequisite classes, more challenging coursework, a major project or thesis and sometimes one extra year of study. An Honors achievement . . . View Full Definition

Honors: The Greenville Tech Honors Program is designed to enhance the Greenville Tech experience for bright, highly motivated students. Small, challenging classes encourage give and take between stu . . . View Full Definition

Dishonor: A statistical process that links the probability of default to a specified set of financial ratios.

Purim: The observance of Presidents' Day in the United States is reminiscent of the Indian fable of the blind men and the elephant in the sense that the holiday seems to mean something different to . . . View Full Definition

New Years Day: The tradition of ringing in the new year began from the Roman God Janus, who had two faces - one for looking forward the other for looking backward. Julius Caesar, the Roman emperor, decided . . . View Full Definition

Sawm: Hindu festival that can be in late January or early February. In honor of the Hindu goddess of learning, Sarasvati. She is seen on the back of a swan. 'Puja' means worship ceremony. Ironical . . . View Full Definition

National Grandparents Day: The first Sunday after Labor Day has been declared National Grandparents Day in the United States. The proclamation for the holiday was signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1978. The Septembe . . . View Full Definition

St Patricks Day: In fourth-century Turkey there was a generous bishop by the name of St. Nicholas, now considered to be the patron saint, or protector, of children. In honor of St. Nicholas Dutch and German . . . View Full Definition