homages
Acts of reverence
Homages is the plural of homage—acts of respect, tribute, or honor paid to someone or something.
Artists create homages to their influences; critics identify homages in films that reference earlier works.
The word appears in formal and artistic contexts: The director's homages to Hitchcock are unmistakable.
Pronounced with either a silent or sounded H.
Pledged devotion to authority
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- obeisanceGesture of reverence
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- vassalageSubordination to a lord
submission · deference · liege · servitude · pledges · oaths · kneeling · genuflection
Sources cited for verification
- nodsDownward head gestures
- allusionsIndirect references to something
- influencesPowers that shape behavior
- callbacksSubsequent contact after initial
citations · quotations · pastiches · parodies · imitations · borrowings · echoes · evocations
Expressions honoring someone
- honorsRecognition for achievement
- dedicationsFormal expressions of honor
- memorialsTributes to the departed
- acknowledgmentsRecognition of contributions
commemorations · salutes · testimonials · remembrances · celebrations · recognitions · appreciations · respects
fealty
Pledged devotion to authority
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- obeisanceGesture of reverence
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
vassalage · submission · deference · liege · servitude · pledges · oaths · kneeling · genuflection · suzerainty
references
Sources cited for verification
- nodsDownward head gestures
- allusionsIndirect references to something
- influencesPowers that shape behavior
callbacks · citations · quotations · pastiches · parodies · imitations · borrowings · echoes · evocations · recreations
tributes
Expressions honoring someone
- honorsRecognition for achievement
- dedicationsFormal expressions of honor
- memorialsTributes to the departed
acknowledgments · commemorations · salutes · testimonials · remembrances · celebrations · recognitions · appreciations · respects · accolades
- pop culturememe, celebrities, memes, trending, fandoms
- gallery artpaintings, oil paintings, watercolors, sketches, drawings
homagesinsults
Disparaging remarks
affronts · slights · disrespects · criticisms · condemnations
homagesbetrayals
Breaches of loyalty
disloyalties · treacheries · desertions · defections · repudiations
- pay homage toHonor with gesture
- literary homageWork honoring another writer