afterlife
[-līf′]
noun
- a life after death
- the part of one’s life after a previous part; one’s later years
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hom·age
(hŏm′ĭj, ŏm′-)
n.
1. Formal acknowledgment by a vassal of allegiance to his lord under feudal law.
2.
b. Something created or done in honor, admiration, or celebration of someone or something: The concert was an homage to jazz of the 1930s.
[Middle English, from Old French, probably from omne, homme, man, from Latin homō, homin-; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]
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homage
(ˈhɒmɪdʒ)
n
1. a public show of respect or honour towards someone or something (esp in the phrases pay or do homage to)
2. (Historical Terms) (in feudal society)
b. something done in acknowledgment of vassalage
vb (tr)
3. to render homage to
[C13: from Old French, from home man, from Latin homo]
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hom•age
(ˈhɒm ɪdʒ, ˈɒm-)
n.
1. respect; reverence: to pay homage to one’s forebears.
2.
a. the formal acknowledgment by a feudal vassal of fealty to his lord.
b. the relationship thus established between vassal and lord.
c. something done or given in acknowledgment of vassalage.
3. something acknowledging the worth of another: a festschrift presented as an homage to a great teacher.
[1250–1300; Middle English (h)omage < Old French, =(h)ome man (< Latin hominem, acc. of homō; see Homo) + -age -age]
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homage
Past participle: homaged
Gerund: homaging