1. homage - Noun
2. homage - Verb
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHypocrisy is the homage which vice pays to virtue. François de La Rochefoucauld
Religion may be defined thus: a belief in, and homage rendered to, existences unseen and causes unknown. Frances Wright
There is surely a piece of divinity in us, something that was before the elements, and owes no homage unto the sun. Thomas Browne
People are given a false alternative: the choice between an unenlightened belief and an enlightened unbelief. Most intellectuals seem to pay homage to the second variant. Eugen Drewermann
The surest pledge of a deathless name Is the silent homage of thoughts unspoken. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Hypocrisy is a homage that vice pays to virtue. Hindi Proverb