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hom·age
(hŏm′ĭj, ŏm′-)n.
1. Formal acknowledgment by a vassal of allegiance to his lord under feudal law.
2.
a. Special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly. See Synonyms at honor.
b. Something created or done in honor, admiration, or celebration of someone or something: The concert was an homage to jazz of the 1930s.
[Middle English, from Old French, probably from omne, homme, man, from Latin homō, homin-; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]
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homage
(ˈhɒmɪdʒ)n
1. a public show of respect or honour towards someone or something (esp in the phrases pay or do homage to)
2. (Historical Terms) (in feudal society)
a. the act of respect and allegiance made by a vassal to his lord. See also fealty
b. something done in acknowledgment of vassalage
vb (tr)
archaic or poetic to render homage to
[C13: from Old French, from home man, from Latin homo]
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hom•age
(ˈhɒm ɪdʒ, ˈɒm-)n.
1. respect; reverence: to pay homage to one's forebears.
2.
a. the formal acknowledgment by a feudal vassal of fealty to his lord.
b. the relationship thus established between vassal and lord.
c. something done or given in acknowledgment of vassalage.
3. something acknowledging the worth of another: a festschrift presented as an homage to a great teacher.
[1250–1300; Middle English (h)omage < Old French, =(h)ome man (< Latin hominem, acc. of homō; see Homo) + -age -age]
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homage
Past participle: homaged
Gerund: homaging
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Noun | 1. | homage - respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor" |
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homage
noun
1. respect, honour, worship, esteem, admiration, awe, devotion, reverence, duty, deference, adulation, adoration two marvellous films that pay homage to our literary heritage
respect contempt, disregard, disrespect, condemnation, scorn, disdain, irreverence
respect contempt, disregard, disrespect, condemnation, scorn, disdain, irreverence
2. allegiance, service, tribute, loyalty, devotion, fidelity, faithfulness, obeisance, troth (archaic), fealty At his coronation he received the homage of kings.
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homage
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Translations
إكْرام، إحْتِرام
holdpocta
hyldest
hódolat
virîing, lotning; virîingarvottur
cieņagodbijība
hold
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homage
n → Huldigung f; (for elders) → Ehrerbietung f; to pay or do homage to somebody → jdm huldigen; → jdm seine Ehrerbietung erweisen; in order to pay homage to the dead king → um dem König die letzte Ehre zu erweisen; a speech in homage to the president/the victims of the disaster → eine Rede als Hommage für den Präsidenten/als Ehrerbietung für die Opfer der Katastrophe; they stood there in silent homage → sie standen in stummer Ehrerbietung da
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homage
(ˈhomidʒ) noun (a sign of) great respect shown to a person. We pay homage to this great man by laying a wreath yearly on his grave.
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