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Definition of Homage |
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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. Respect or reverential regard; deference; especially, respect paid by external action; obeisance. Reverence directed to the Supreme Being; reverential worship; devout affection. To pay reverence to by external action. To cause to pay homage. Related Definitions: Acknowledgment, Action, Affection, And, Being, By, Cause, Coming, Deference, Devout, Directed, Especially, External, Fealty, Fee, Feudal, He, His, Homage, In, Investiture, It, Lord, Made, Man, Obeisance, Of, On, Or, Paid, Pay, Presence, Profession, Receiving, Regard, Respect, Reverence, Reverential, Sovereign, Succession, Supreme, Symbolical, Tenant, That, The, To, Vassal, Was, Worship |
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Homage Quotations
Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear. Thomas Jefferson Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear. Thomas Jefferson Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue. Francois de La Rochefoucauld In England the only homage which they pay to Virtue - is hypocrisy. Lord Byron The greatest homage we can pay to truth, is to use it. James Russell Lowell |
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Homage Translations
homage in Dutch is hulde, eed van trouw, eerbetoon homage in French is hommage homage in German is Huldigung homage in Latin is fidelitas homage in Norwegian is hyllest homage in Spanish is homenaje homage in Swedish is hyllning |
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