homage
noun
[ ˈhɒmɪdʒ ]
• special honour or respect shown publicly.
• "many villagers come here to pay homage to the Virgin"
Similar:
respect,
recognition,
admiration,
esteem,
adulation,
acclaim,
acclamation,
commendation,
honour,
reverence,
worship,
tribute,
acknowledgement,
eulogy,
accolade,
panegyric,
paean,
encomium,
salute,
laudation,
applaud,
praise,
commend,
extol,
celebrate,
commemorate,
glorify,
laud,
magnify,
pay tribute to,
sing the praises of,
give recognition to,
speak highly of,
take one's hat off to,
Origin:
Middle English: Old French, from medieval Latin hominaticum, from Latin homo, homin- ‘man’ (the original use of the word denoted the ceremony by which a vassal declared himself to be his lord's ‘man’).
