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
Redmond	-	Irish
Ceolmund	-	Anglo-Saxon
Vladislav	vlah-dee-SLAHF (Russian)	Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Huey	HYOO-ee	English
Belinda	bə-LIN-də	English
Amyntas	-	Ancient Greek