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homage

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hom·age  (hmj, m-)
n.
1. Ceremonial acknowledgment by a vassal of allegiance to his lord under feudal law.
2. Special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly. See Synonyms at honor.

[Middle English, from Old French, probably from omne, homme, man, from Latin hom, homin-; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]

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
[from Old French, from home man, from Latin homo]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.homagehomage - respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor"
deference, respect - a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"

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
2. allegiance, service, tribute, loyalty, devotion, fidelity, faithfulness, obeisance, troth (archaic), fealty At his coronation he received the homage of kings.
Translations
homage [ˈhɒmɪdʒ] Nhomenaje m
to pay homage torendir homenaje a

homage [ˈhɒmɪdʒ] nhommage m
to pay homage to sb/sth → rendre hommage à qn/qch

homage
nHuldigung f; (for elders) → Ehrerbietung f; to pay or do homage to somebodyjdm huldigen; → jdm seine Ehrerbietung erweisen; in order to pay homage to the dead kingum dem König die letzte Ehre zu erweisen; a speech in homage to the president/the victims of the disastereine Rede als Hommage für den Präsidenten/als Ehrerbietung für die Opfer der Katastrophe; they stood there in silent homagesie standen in stummer Ehrerbietung da

homage [ˈhɒmɪdʒ] nomaggio
to pay homage to → rendere omaggio a
homage [ˈhɒmɪdʒ] nomaggio
to pay homage to → rendere omaggio a

homage
n homage [ˈhomidʒ]
(a sign of) great respect shown to a person We pay homage to this great man by laying a wreath yearly on his grave. hulde إكْرام، إحْتِرام уважение hold, pocta hyldest huldigen φόρος τιμής homenaje austusavaldus احترام kunnianosoitus hommage מֶחֱווָה שֶׁל כָּבוֹד श्रद्धांजलि iskazivanje odanosti; štovanje hódolat penghormatan virðing, lotning; virðingarvottur omaggio 敬意 존경 pagarba cieņa; godbijība penghormatan hommage, eerbewijs hyllest hołd homenagem omagiu почтение hold poklon, počastitev poštovanje vördnad[], hyllning การคารวะ saygı, hürmet 敬意 повага, пошана اطاعت گزاری sự tôn kính


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To the Comtesse Seraphina San Severino, with the respectful homage of sincere and deep admiration.
These days past, when sending Your Excellency my plays, that had appeared in print before being shown on the stage, I said, if I remember well, that Don Quixote was putting on his spurs to go and render homage to Your Excellency.
Now the councillors and the captains of the People of the Axe konzaed to him whom they named the Slaughterer, doing homage to him as chief and holder of the axe, and also they did homage to the axe itself.
 
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