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. — Yorwba
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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. — Yorwba
His works tend to pay homage to different artists.
I meant to pay homage to her with that.
deIch wollte sie dadurch ehren. — Yorwba
I meant to pay homage to him with that.
A discreet homage to the accident victims was carried out yesterday.
Translations
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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