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# homage

noun (homages; pay homage, do homage)

«homage» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Homage is a sign of great respect for someone important, often shown by bowing or kneeling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homage/#m1)
2. (old use) Homage was the promise of loyalty that a knight or lord made to his king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homage/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homage/#x1)
- The crowds paid homage to the queen as she rode by. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homage/#x2)
- The knight knelt before the king to pay homage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homage/#x3)
- Everyone in the hall bowed low in homage to the brave princess. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homage/#x4)
- We sang songs of homage to our hero. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homage/#x5)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/homage/#x1)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/homage/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «homage» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/homage/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«homage» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/homage.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «homage» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/homage/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«homage» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/homage.html) on Mova free.