homage

pay homage (to someone or something)

1. To openly copy, simulate, or emulate someone or something in content or style as a means of honoring, admiring, or showing respect toward them or it. The dream sequence in the film pays homage to the television show Twin Peaks. There's a fine line between paying homage and straight up ripping someone off.
2. To openly worship, admire, honor, or show respect for someone or something. Many come from all over the world to pay homage to the venerated leader of the church. I refuse to bend my knee and pay homage simply to conform to convention.
See also: homage, pay, someone
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pay homage to someone or something

to openly honor or worship someone or something. Do you expect me to pay homage to your hero? I refuse to pay homage to your principles.
See also: homage, pay
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • pay homage (to someone or something)
  • pay homage to
  • make (a) mock of (someone or something)
  • mock
  • skip out on
  • skip out on (someone or something)
  • idolize
  • idolize (someone or something) as (something)
  • idolize as
  • be swept off (one's) feet
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A large number of people including women and children also gathered outside the mausoleum to pay their homage to the Quaid, who led the struggle for the formation of a separate homeland for Muslims in Indian sub-continent.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders led thousands of people who lined up to pay homage homage to the departed politician.
India pays tribute to popular former premier Vajpayee
Toye Arulogun and the Special Adviser to Governor Ajimobi on Community Relations, Alhaji Bidemi Siyanbade while lauding the masquerades stated that the Masquerades' traditional homage to the chiefs in a peaceful and non-violent manner as preached by the state government through the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism and the Office of the Special Adviser on Community Relations to the Governor, has upheld the traditions and norms of the celebration of the 2018 Egungun festival in the state.
Egungun festival: OYSG commends peaceful conduct as Omoloju Okugbaja pays homage to Balogun of Ibadanland
Today as we pay her homage our heads also bow in gratitude'.
Zardari pays glowing tribute to Shaheed Benazir Bhutto
New Delhi: The bitter slugfest ahead of the Gujarat polls receded into the background on Wednesday as political leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh, gathered to pay homage to the martyrs of the 2001 Parliament attack.
Modi, Manmohan Singh pay tribute to Parliament attack martyrs
Thousands of devotees pay homage to the great mystic poet and participate in the Urs celebrations.
Sindh govt announces public holiday on Nov 4
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A civic movement has referred the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP)'s leader Korneliya Ninova to the prosecution over her decision to pay homage to late communist ruler Todor Zhivkov along with several other lawmakers.
Head of Bulgarian Socialists Caught in Row over Homage to Communist Ruler
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17 (BNA): Interior Minister Lieutenant General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa lauded His Majesty the King's kind initiative in declaring December 17 as a Commemoration Day in homage to those who sacrificed their life while performing their national duty.
Interior Minister marks Commemoration Day
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Homage to a Broken Man
I am so glad Slogan gave coverage to the advertisement for Homage UPS Inverter that is currently being shown on every television channel in Pakistan.
Breath of Fresh Air
The source said that the IS elements are trying to provide material temptations to the people of Shirqat to get the pledge of homage, these attempts have failed and the residents refused to pledge of homage./End
A leader in the IS killed in aerial bombing north of Tikrit