Homage

Word HOMAGE
Character 6
Hyphenation hom age
Pronunciations /ˈhɒmɪdʒ/

Definitions and meanings of "Homage"

What do we mean by homage?

Formal acknowledgment by a vassal of allegiance to his lord under feudal law. noun

Special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly. synonym: honor. noun

Something created or done in honor, admiration, or celebration of someone or something. noun

To profess fealty to; pay respect to by external action; reverence.

To cause to pay homage; bring under subjection.

To pay respect; profess fealty.

In feudal law, an admission or acknowledgment to the lord of tenure under him; the public ceremony that bound the vassal to the lord, whose man he thereupon became, and of whom he held the land for which he was to render his service. noun

Respect or reverence paid by external action; obeisance; respectful or reverential regard; deferential feeling; reverence. noun

The copyholders or tenants of a manor in attendance to do their duty in a court-baron. noun

A symbolical acknowledgment made by a feudal tenant to, and in the presence of, his lord, on receiving investiture of fee, or coming to it by succession, that he was his man, or vassal; profession of fealty to a sovereign. noun

Respect or reverential regard; deference; especially, respect paid by external action; obeisance. noun

Reverence directed to the Supreme Being; reverential worship; devout affection. noun

To pay reverence to by external action. transitive verb

To cause to pay homage. transitive verb

In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights. noun

A demonstration of respect, such as towards an individual after their retirement or death noun

An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style. Recently, the pronunciation /oʊˈmɒːʒ/ has been introduced from French for this usage; see hommage, which preserves the French spelling. noun

To pay reverence to by external action. verb

To cause to pay homage. verb

A demonstration of respect, such as towards an individual after their retirement or death

An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style. Recently, the pronunciation /oʊˈmɒːʒ/ has been introduced from French for this usage; see hommage, which preserves the French spelling.

In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Homage

The word "homage" in example sentences

Acknowledging the source and not relying on it too heavily comes under the term homage in my book - thus the protagonist in MSFU watching Chinatown on TV is in that realm - though a little too close to the source. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One man grabbed him, Mr. Garr recalls, and said he couldn't prevent them from making such a display, which they called a homage to the dead man. ❋ Unknown (2008)

No No No No No No No. They'd rather destroy the country in homage to their corporate sponsors than have health care for average working-class Americans. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A homage is planned later this month in a criterium in Oviedo in his native Asturias in northern Spain. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Dakota on the West Side looks on with its imperial gaze as stately mansions on avenue 5 pay homage from the east. ❋ Jack Schimmelman (2010)

Much homage is paid to Hammer, as well as to Roger Corman's Poe films. ❋ Greygirlbeast (2010)

By that I mean by paying homage is to stay close to the story, to also have the makeup be a big component, have the actor in the makeup being a big part of the movie and they liked the idea. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The editor has had his summer house there for 12 years and the name is in homage to some former “neigbours” in the village. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We are glad to host this evening of some of America's finest fantasy authors in homage to an unclassifiable master of the weird, H.P. Lovecraft. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Footwear has been collected and a cannon has been constructed to toss shoes at an effigy of the much-maligned leader in homage to the Iraqi reporter who chucked his loafers at Mr. Bush last December and was sentenced last week to three years in prison. ❋ Unknown (2009)

People who study complexity refer to these moments as lever points in homage to Archimedes, who said that if he had a lever to stand on, that he could raise the world. ❋ Scott Page (2010)

How about “Faux Barino” in homage to Jean-Michel Boursiquot? ❋ Unknown (2009)

One guy who should pay serious homage is Weird Al - look what Jackson did for him. ❋ Tyler (2009)

One such Tolkenian homage is his book The Science of Middle Earth; he's talking about that on 13 April at Cromer library. ❋ Maxine (2009)

I guess we'll have to wait for Sunday to see if another Marvel homage is in the works. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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