homage
61
6.8
- noun
- /ˈhɑːmɪdʒ/
- Formal
:
homenaje
- Finally, even the fish pay Alexander homage, acknowledging him as their lord.
- pay homage
- homage to the dead
- come to pay homage
Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.
- Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.
- Does it matter who is giving you the homage or respect?
- Well, it's kind of an homage to Al Jolson.
- And so that button is an homage to Bruce McLaren and his New Zealand roots.
- This is really an homage and a celebration of my love for David.
- It pays perfect homage to those.
- And you know, mostly it's really such an homage to Noah.
- But the clergy have to come and make homage to him afterwards for holding the lands that they have.
- I chose to read Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden, the first African American poet laureate, a poem that is an homage to his late father.
- And then this past year when she was a Co chair, she asked John Galliano to design AA look, which was an homage to the Catholic Church.
Examples
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We're going to pay homage to my ancestors.
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This is really an homage and a celebration of my love for David.
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I have to pay homage to the mystery.
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The friend left these pictures as an homage to the painter.
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Only a few of those paying homage to the Mother did so thinking it a religion per se.
Fiction book (1990) -
In any case, their homage, coming barely a month after his death, bespeaks a close connection.
Academic text (1996) -
This is my personal homage to Epictetus because he has been my steady guide throughout my Stoic path.
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It was perceived as an homage to the people and a symbol of democracy and egalitarian society.
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These looks have become kind of cemented in cultural history, so much so that years later, decades later, people are still channeling them and paying homage to them.
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During the ceremony, we paid homage to the veterans for their bravery and sacrifices.
Synonyms
141
3.4
Public praise for someone's achievement or effort
75
3.9
Words or actions showing respect for a god
47
3.3
Respect and admiration for someone or something
4
7.8
Strong respect for someone or something, often shown in a religious way
4
6.0
A bow or action that shows deep respect to someone
3
9.9
A small gesture like a bow that shows respect or obedience
To show that you admire or feel sorry for someone, for example at a funeral
Antonyms
How Respectful
35
4.2
- Formal
4
7.8
- Formal
61
6.8
206
4.5
- US
11
3.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Homage comes from an old French word homme meaning 'man' and from a ceremony where a man would kneel and promise loyalty to his lord, so the word came to mean public respect or honor.