Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

h.c.

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. for the sake of honor.

H.C. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Holy Communion.

  2. House of Commons.

HC British  

abbreviation

  1. Holy Communion

  2. (in Britain) House of Commons

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of h.c.

From Latin honōris causā

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The idea of experimenting with chickens in front of a mirror came to the scientists together with Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.