national honor
A nation's dignity
National honor is a country's reputation, dignity, and standing among nations—the collective pride a people takes in their nation's conduct and perceived virtue.
Governments invoke national honor to justify wars, demand apologies, or resist concessions: Our national honor is at stake.
The concept can rally patriotic sentiment or rationalize aggression, depending on who wields it.
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- founding fathersMale originators of institutions
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- code of conductFormal behavioral guidelines
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
tradition · collective memory · resilience · symbolism · reputation · justice · good name · honesty · accountability · pride · sacrifice · customs · valor · sacred duty · loyalty · folklore · language · fallen soldiers
- honorintegrity, uprightness, rectitude, probity, good name
- honorsmedal, award, trophy, certificate, prize
- patriotismlove of country, patriotism, flag waving, Fourth of July, allegiance
- WWI causesassassination, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Sarajevo, militarism, alliances
national honorwar crimes
Illegal acts during conflict
atrocities · moral bankruptcy · capitulation · appeasement · treachery
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