Verb
pay homage to (third-person singular simple present pays homage to, present participle paying homage to, simple past and past participle paid homage to)
(idiomatic) to show honor or respect to; to honor
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
Nothing, it is true, is more common than for both Science and Art to pay homage to the spirit of the age, and for creative taste to accept the law of critical taste. Friedrich Schiller
Truth does not pay homage to any society, ancient or modern. Society has to pay homage to Truth or die. Swami Vivekananda
People who wish to salute the free and independent side of their evolutionary character acquire cats. People who wish to pay homage to their servile and salivating roots own dogs. Anna Quindlen
Gay men are guardians of the masculine impulse. To have anonymous sex in a dark alleyway is to pay homage to the dream of male freedom. The unknown stranger is a wandering pagan god. The altar, as in pre-history, is anywhere you kneel. Camille Paglia
I wish to take this opportunity to pay tribute to these Palestinian and Israeli leaders. In particular, we pay homage to the memory of Yitshak Rabin who paid the supreme sacrifice in pursuit of peace. Nelson Mandela