Homage

Homage

Homage ( /ˈhɒmɨdʒ/ or /ˈɒmɨdʒ/) is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic.

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Famous quotes containing the word homage:

    “In the genuine hope that this peace will be permanent, we take the opportunity to pay homage to all our fighters, commandos and volunteers who have paid the supreme sacrifice. They did not die in vain. The union is safe.”
    —Combined Loyalist Military Command. New York Times, p. A12 (October 14, 1994)

    “Do homage to thy King,
    And highly praise His humble pomp
    Which He from Heaven doth bring.”
    —Robert Southwell (1561?–1595)

    “Your business is not to catch men with show,
    With homage to the perishable clay,
    But lift them over it, ignore it all,
    Make them forget there’s such a thing as flesh.
    Your business is to paint the souls of men—”
    —Robert Browning (1812–1889)