Homage vs Approbation - What's the difference?
homage | approbation |
(historical) In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.
* 1593 , William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona
A demonstration of respect, such as towards an individual after their retirement or death
* Alexander Pope
* 1792 , Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Women
* 2006 ,
An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style. Recently, the pronunciation /o??m???/ has been introduced from French for this usage; see hommage, which preserves the French spelling.
* 2002 , Dawson's Creek (TV, episode 6.01)
(obsolete) To pay reverence to by external action.
(obsolete) To cause to pay homage.
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The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition
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* 1871 , , Descent of Man , ch. 3:
(material dates from 1913)
As nouns the difference between homage and approbation
is that homage is (historical) in feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights while approbation is the act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval, sanction, commendation or official recognition.As a verb homage
is (obsolete) to pay reverence to by external action.homage
English
Noun
(en noun)- We'll do thee homage , and be rul'd by thee,
Love thee as our commander and our king.
- I sought no homage from the race that write.
- When a man squeezes the hand of a pretty woman, ... she will consider such an impertinent freedom in the light of an insult, if she have any true delicacy, instead of being flattered by this unmeaning homage to beauty.
New York Times
- It’s appropriate that we pay homage to them and the sacrifices they made.
- He likes to tell people that it's a Hitchcockian thriller, but that's kind of like saying Happy Gilmore is a homage to Woody Allen.
Usage notes
* Often used in the construction pay homage to . * Because of the different pronunciations, (term) is sometimes preceded by the article (a) and sometimes by (an).Synonyms
* (l)Derived terms
* homagerVerb
(homag)- (Cowley)
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* ohmageReferences
approbation
English
Noun
(en noun)- Many...joined in a loud hum of approbation .
- The silent approbation of one's own breast.
- [A]nimals not only love, but have desire to be loved. . . . They love approbation or praise.
Usage notes
* Approbation and approval have the same general meaning, assenting to or declaring as good, sanction, commendation; but approbation is stronger and more positive. We may be anxious for the approbation of our friends; but we should be still more anxious for the approval of our own consciences.'' ''He who is desirous to obtain universal approbation will learn a good lesson from the fable of the old man and his ass.'' ''The work has been examined by several excellent judges, who have expressed their unqualified approval of its plan and execution.(material dates from 1913)