homage
noun (homages; pay homage, do homage)
Everyday
- Homage is a sign of great respect for someone important, often shown by bowing or kneeling. tree →
- (old use) Homage was the promise of loyalty that a knight or lord made to his king. tree →
In the lessons
in stories people bow low to show homage to a king, queen or hero; in lessons it names the respect a crowd gives a great person; phrases: pay homage, do homage
Examples
- Every one noticed him, and did him homage. tree →
- The crowds paid homage to the queen as she rode by. tree →
- The knight knelt before the king to pay homage. tree →
- Everyone in the hall bowed low in homage to the brave princess. tree →
- We sang songs of homage to our hero. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
In Jewish tradition
Respect and loyalty shown to a king, or to God, usually by bowing.
Interpretation. In the Psalms homage is due to the king and above all to God. Tradition reads Psalm 2 as speaking of God's chosen king, and some read it as the Messiah.
Examples
- So shall the king desire thy beauty; for he is thy lord; and do homage unto him. (Writings PSA.45.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Do homage in purity, lest He be angry, and ye perish in the way, when suddenly His wrath is kindled. (Writings PSA.2.12, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «homage» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «homage» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «homage» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «homage» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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