homage
A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or deathA demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.
» Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.
Scheinheiligkeit ist die Ehrerbietung, die das Laster der Tugend erweist.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.
Respektsbezeigung, Ehrerweisung, Huldigung
даньdanʹ, почте́ниеpočténije
(countable)An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style.
Hommage, Huldigung, Verbeugung
подража́ниеpodražánije
(countable, historical, uncountable)In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.
Vasalleneid, Gefolgschaftsschwur, Vasallentreueschwur
даньdanʹ, пови́нностьpovínnostʹ
- respectful deference
Examples
12 sentencesHypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.
deScheinheiligkeit ist die Ehrerbietung, die das Laster der Tugend erweist.
His works tend to pay homage to different artists.
I meant to pay homage to her with that.
deIch wollte sie dadurch ehren.
I meant to pay homage to him with that.
A discreet homage to the accident victims was carried out yesterday.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
From Middle English homage, from Old French homage, hommage, from Medieval Latin homināticFrom Middle English homage, from Old French homage, hommage, from Medieval Latin homināticum (“homage, the service of a vassal or 'man'”), from Latin homō (“a man, in Medieval Latin a vassal”) + -āticum (noun-forming suffix). The American pronunciations in /-ɑːʒ/ and with silent h are due to confusion with the nearly synonymous doublet hommage, which is indeed pronounced /oʊˈmɑːʒ/.
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Forms
plural: homagesSynonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable