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1. (n.) homage
respect; reverence:
to pay homage to one's forebears.
2. homage
the formal acknowledgment by a feudal vassal of fealty to his lord.
3. homage
the relationship thus established between vassal and lord.
4. homage
something done or given in acknowledgment of vassalage.
5. homage
something acknowledging the worth of another:
a festschrift presented as an homage to a great teacher.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME (h)omage < OF, =(h)ome man (< L hominem, acc. of homō; see Homo ) +-age -age)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) court, homage
respectful deference
"pay court to the emperor"
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| Definition of 'homage' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) homage
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
2. (noun) homage
respect or reverential regard; deference; especially, respect paid by external action; obeisance
3. (noun) homage
reverence directed to the Supreme Being; reverential worship; devout affection
4. (verb) homage
to pay reverence to by external action
5. (verb) homage
to cause to pay homage
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Sense: (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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 Afrikaans: hulde |
 Arabic: إكْرام، إحْتِرام |
 Bulgarian: уважение |
 Brazilian: homenagem |
 Czech: hold, pocta |
 German: huldigen |
 Danish: hyldest |
 Greek: φόρος τιμής |
 Spanish: homenaje |
 Estonian: austusavaldus |
 Farsi: احترام |
 Finnish: kunnianosoitus |
 French: hommage |
 Hebrew: מֶחֱווָה שֶׁל כָּבוֹד |
 Hindi: श्रद्धांजलि |
 Croatian: iskazivanje odanosti;štov |
 Hungarian: hódolat |
 Indonesian: penghormatan |
 Icelandic: virðing, lotning; virðing |
 Italian: omaggio |
 Japanese: 敬意 |
 Korean: 존경 |
 Lithuanian: pagarba |
 Latvian: cieņa; godbijība |
 Malay: penghormatan |
 Dutch: hommage, eerbewijs |
 Norwegian: hyllest |
 Polish: hołd |
 Persian: احترام |
 Pashto: احترام |
 Portuguese: homenagem |
 Romanian: omagiu |
 Russian: почтение |
 Slovak: hold |
 Slovenian: poklon, počastitev |
 Serbian: poštovanje |
 Swedish: vördnad[sbetygelse], hyll |
 Thai: การคารวะ |
 Turkish: saygı, hürmet |
 Taiwanese: 敬意 |
 Ukrainian: повага, пошана |
 Urdu: اطاعت گزاری |
 Vietnamese: sự tôn kính |
 Chinese: 敬意 |
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