pay homage to

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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Evgenija	-	Macedonian
Fritz	[frits]
Odom	['əudəm]
Veikko	VAYK-ko	Finnish
Stacia	-	English
Simeon	SIM-ee-ən (English)	Biblical, Bulgarian, Serbian