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homage Definition

hom·age (hämij, äm-)

noun

  1. Historical
    1. a public avowal of allegiance by a vassal to his lord
    2. an act done or thing given to show the relationship between lord and vassal
  2. anything given or done to show reverence, honor, or respect: usually with do or pay to pay homage to a hero

Etymology: ME < OFr hommage < ML hominaticum, vassal's service, homage < L homo, a man: see homo

homage Synonyms

homage

n.

homage Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • sort: Then came homages of a different sort, in the form of two pieces of film music by A R Rahman.
  • heart: I did hope you had had nobleness enough in you to make you pay her the homage of the heart.

Converse of object

  • pay: He pays homage on the outside, he hates on the inside.
  • render: Barth recently published a little volume in German in which he renders homage to the " secret of Mozart.
  • do: They have only refused to do homage to the Roman Gods.
  • play: Joe Clark recently played homage to the CSS Samurai by starting a WCAG Samurai focusing on web accessibility.
  • give: Walter de Gray gave the homage of Walter de Micklefield to Dominus Walter de Gray, his nephew.

Adjective modifier

  • affectionate: One racing hero pays affectionate homage to twelve heroes of his own.
  • respectful: On other matters, our opinions differ, but we pay respectful homage to the deep conviction with which you defend your ideas.
  • due: Once a haven for smugglers, Salcombe pays due homage to this past in it's excellent Maritime Museum.
  • nice: With a very nice homage to " Alien " in a scene with Phyllis Diller.
  • personal: It's all simply a personal homage to someone who drove me insane for some reason when I was only twelve years old.
  • great: I love the way Wim Wenders used this song on American Friend, his greatest homage to classic film noir.

Modifies a noun

  • bar: Homage Bar features a gin based as well as a Classic cocktail collection.
  • à: The opening Allegro ( in sonata form ) is dark and turbulent and the following Choral seems a further homage à Franck.

Noun used with modifier

  • pay: Thirteen museums stretched along either bank pay homage to nearly every section of the arts.
  • part: The second part of the sentence is Tomlinson's own image ( part homage to 1913 trolley car poles?
  • cheek: Once Upon a Time in Mexico is a fun finale to a tongue in cheek homage to the western.
  • ritual: T he first order of business on Lunar New Year's Day is offering ritual homage to one's ancestors.