h.c.

¹

abbreviation for

1. for the sake of honor.

H.C.

²

abbreviation for

1. Holy Communion.
2. House of Commons.

HC

abbreviation for

1. Holy Communion
2. (in Britain) House of Commons

Word History and Origins

Origin of h.c.¹

From Latin honōris causā

Example Sentences

“Range safety at places like Pendleton, where the terrain is changeable and dangerous, has not been sufficient to keep people safe,” McDowell’s parents, Susan M. Flanigan and Michael H.C.

From Los Angeles Times

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

The results from the studies raise more questions into the potential revenue stream for the company, said H.C.

From Reuters

The slow movement of No. 50, as numbered by the scholar H.C.

From New York Times

There have been many such books, from Ammianus Marcellinus’s “Res Gestae” in the 4th century to H.C.

From Washington Post