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
Saifullah	-	Arabic
Apollinariya	-	Russian
Bonitus	-	Late Roman
Lillia	LIL-ee-ə, LIL-yə	English
GarbiÑE	-	Basque
BenjamÍN	ben-khah-MEEN (Spanish)	Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Icelandic