(v. t.) To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify.
(v. t.) To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner.
Example Sentences:
(1) Lord Foster, the architect, who was ennobled in 1999, and Lord Bagri, the Indian metal magnate, resigned last night.
(2) They include the brothers David and Martin Ennals: the former became social services secretary in Callaghan’s 1976 Labour government and was later ennobled, the latter became general secretary of the National Council of Civil Liberties, a founder member of the Anti-Apartheid Movement and secretary general of Amnesty International.
(3) The unlikely ennoblement of this university lecturer, 49, passed largely unnoticed in the press.
(4) Three long-serving party grandees, Sir Alan Beith, Sir Menzies Campbell and Sir Malcolm Bruce, will also be also ennobled.
(5) Or, if that is too complicated, they can simply depict the ways in which human beings endure conflict, or are ennobled by it.
(6) Just marvel at the visceral and psychologically revealing language that Sullivan, after ennobling western violence, uses for the London attack [his emphasis]: "terrorism in its most animal-like form, created and sustained entirely by religious fanaticism which would find any excuse to murder, destroy and oppress Muslims and non-Muslims in the name of God."
(7) Jones, who went on to be ennobled and serve as a UK trade minister, continued to defend the record of Cryne as late as July 2006, when a string of profits warnings prompted concerns about iSoft's aggressive accounting to resurface.
(8) Now ennobled and a schools minister, he had earlier that day met two of the four Barrow borough councillors recently elected on the 'Our Schools Are Not For Sale' ticket.
(9) Yesterday, the MPs who will discuss the matter at their weekly meeting on Wednesday, were saying that the only thing which could rescue Mr Thorpe would be a spectacular performance at the forthcoming by-elections at Carshalton, where the sitting Tory, Robert Carr, has been ennobled, or the Wirral, where the Speaker, Selwyn Lloyd, is retiring.
(10) Stewart Wood, an academic who is Miliband's righthand man and who was ennobled on Friday, the day of the interview, makes the tea in cups that Miliband points out aren't dirty, but instead have been painted by his two-year old.
(11) On screen, after all, she has come to ennoble the dabblers.
(12) For Rabbi Julia Neuberger, today's ennoblement to Liberal Democrat peer is the latest in a list of titles, including a DBE in the New Year's honours, 11 honourary doctorates and an honourary fellowship of Mansfield College, Oxford.
(13) A previous attempt to ennoble the businessman failed when he was questioned as part of the cash-for-peerages scandal.
(14) She said: “The Department of Justice is the only department named for an ideal, and this is appropriate because our work … is both ennobling and profoundly challenging.” On Saturday, colleagues and peers of Lynch told the Guardian of her “low-key, very measured” approach and said she was “very smart, she knows how to surround herself with smart people”.
(15) He served a full five-year term before his ennoblement in 2005.
(16) Digby Jones, the former CBI chief, was ennobled and given the post of trade minister.
(17) In this particular instance, however, Marfan's syndrome bequeathed to posterity a legacy that will ennoble the human spirit for innumerable generations yet to come.
(18) The most eye-catching ennoblement, however, was that of the Oscar-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes , creator of ITV1's hit period drama Downton Abbey.
(19) Since being ennobled, Ashcroft has attended the Lords for an average of 36 days each year, has asked few questions and has missed the overwhelming majority of votes.
(20) Alistair Cooke, a veteran of the Conservative research department, and Nick True, a longstanding adviser to Lord Strathclyde, the leader of the Lords, are also ennobled.
Honour
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) All former US presidents set up a library in their name to house their papers and honour their legacy.
(2) When faced with a big dilemma, the time-honoured tradition of politicians is to order an inquiry, and that is what Browne expects.
(3) And that ancient Basque cultural gem – the mysterious language with its odd Xs, Ks and Ts – will be honoured at every turn in a city where it was forbidden by Franco.
(4) "The role of leader is one of the greatest honours imaginable – but it is not a bauble to aspire for.
(5) Lord Thomson of Monifieth , the now deceased chairman of the political honours scrutiny committee, was a former Labour minister but then sat in the Lords as a Liberal Democrat peer.
(6) Two days after Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse , published a beautiful essay calling for this year's First World War commemorations to " honour those who died " and "celebrate the peace we now share", Michael Gove has delivered the government's response.
(7) Speaking about the player, who scored crucial goals for England during qualification for the 2014 World Cup, Hodgson said: “Andros was unlucky to lose his place in the squad when he wasn’t getting a regular game and he’s gone to Newcastle, got a regular game, and done very well there.” Expressing his delight in being selected, Townsend tweeted: “Huge honour to be named in provisional England squad for the euros ... Will give my all over next few weeks to try to make final squad!” Hodgson also declared himself pleased to include Jordan Henderson, who returned to action for Liverpool in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion having been out since early April with damaged knee ligaments.
(8) We had a brief conversation and I said to him he was acting from high honour here, and I said how sorry I was this wasn’t happening in three or four years time..because Barry is a man of honour..and I think he is a very capable premier and I think he has been missed.” Asked whether he had ever met Nick di Girolamo , the prime minister said both he and Mr di Girolamo attended a lot of functions, and “I don’t for a moment say I have never met him but I don’t recall it.” But former federal Liberal MP Ross Cameron sounded much more sceptical about O’Farrell’s memory lapse when speaking to Sky News.
(9) Both the Labour and Conservative parties have constantly and repeatedly failed to honour promises they have made about reforming, cleaning, modernising our clapped-out system."
(10) But I say to the honourable gentleman we won’t get Britain building unless we keep our economy going.” Later, Marie called in to radio station LBC radio to say that the new Labour leader needed to “change the way he does things, mix things up each week and really not let the Conservatives know which side it’s coming from – firing on all corners but doing it in a calm and collected way”.
(11) Mr Cameron said on Thursday that our duty is "to honour those who served; to remember those who died; and to ensure that the lessons learned live with us for ever".
(12) Concern for the future and belief in scientific progress provided the motive for the foundation of the Prize which, in our time, is one of the most coveted of honours.
(13) Since the July summit, a reference group, a taskforce and working groups have been established to track whether pledges are being honoured and to monitor where, when and how contraceptives are being delivered.
(14) It is unclear whether the Trump administration will honour the agreement.
(15) Bratton says he is honoured to be asked to help and may be in London to meet the prime minister this week.
(16) The judge’s order to close the case came two weeks before US President Barack Obama is to be guest of honour at India’s Republic Day celebrations on 26 January.
(17) We defended this place with honour," Pogukay, a police colonel, said.
(18) Out of remaining single-honours courses, three-quarters of Italian degrees, two-thirds of German and half of French and Spanish studies degrees are taught at Russell Group universities.
(19) In a long piece on the Daily Beast, he also revealed that Mia Farrow had granted permission for her image to be used in film clips honouring Allen during the Golden Globes, and expressed surprise at her Twitter reaction.
(20) Sitting at the table today, Archie is doing his best to look the part – in time-honoured hip-hop style, there is an inspirational motto tattooed on his forearm in flowing script – and he and Foster have an impressive line in managerial hyperbole: "We believe that whatever record label we work for, we can change that label for the better because we understand what kids want to listen to."