Definition of homage in English:

noun

• 1Special honor or respect shown publicly.

  ‘they paid homage to the local boy who became president’

  ‘a masterly work written in homage to Beethoven’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Hopefully as I embark on a long and fruitful career in the film business, there will be various homages to various directors I have respect for.’
  • ‘In fact, it's obvious he utilized many other styles and shots from other directors, and affectionately refers to these as homages during the commentary.’
  • ‘There are plenty of homages to other epic films too.’
  • ‘Singer, who is a fan of the classic comics, throws in enough nods and homages to the original four-colour X-Men stories to keep old fans happy, while not confusing the new fans.’
  • ‘‘I noticed that I'm being asked more and more to go to homages for my dear friends, who are now departed,’ she says wistfully.’
  • ‘It all adds up to masterfully constructed entertainment that hasn't lost any of its impact over four decades of homages and rip-offs.’
  • ‘For his first solo album, he has lovingly crafted 11 homages, all doffing the cap to great soundtrack composers of the past.’
  • ‘I take many of the curator's sequences of images as homages to those the photographer once assembled himself.’
  • ‘A trip to Europe then allegedly resulted in an outpouring of homages to the old masters and to European architecture.’
  • ‘There are a actually a few specific things in the novel that are homages to his books.’
  • ‘The tone was modern, and the films were tongue-in-cheek homages to the zombie greats.’
  • ‘This is a film that pays homage to Bond's history without taking itself too seriously.’
  • ‘Simply being a Royal Highness or Majesty today is not enough to earn such homage.’

  Synonyms

  respect, recognition, admiration, esteem, adulation, acclaim, acclamation, commendation, honour, reverence, worship

  honour, acclaim, applaud, praise, commend, extol, salute, celebrate, commemorate, glorify, laud, magnify, pay tribute to, sing the praises of, give recognition to, speak highly of, take one's hat off to

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  1. 1.1historical Formal public acknowledgment of feudal allegiance.
     ‘a man doing homage to his personal lord’
     More example sentences

     • ‘Balliol therefore had to perform homage and fealty to Edward before his enthronement.’
     • ‘The Scottish king submitted completely, offering liege homage and a 15,000 mark fine.’
     • ‘Arthur duly did Philip homage and in July he invaded Poitou while Philip attacked Normandy.’
     • ‘The Bishop of Carlisle put his hand to the Queen's hand and did homage first.’
     • ‘It was the homage of the new dynasty to the name and influence of the greatest general of his time.’