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Homage vs Plagiarism - What's the difference?

homage | plagiarism |

As nouns the difference between homage and plagiarism

is that homage is in feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights while plagiarism is the act of plagiarizing: the copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission.

As a verb homage

is to pay reverence to by external action.

homage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.
  • * 1593 , William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona
    • We'll do thee homage , and be rul'd by thee,
    Love thee as our commander and our king.
  • A demonstration of respect, such as towards an individual after their retirement or death
  • * Alexander Pope
    • I sought no homage from the race that write.
  • * 1792 , Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Women
    • 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.
  • * 2006 , New York Times
    • It’s appropriate that we pay homage to them and the sacrifices they made.
  • 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)
    • 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

    * homager

    Verb

    (homag)
  • (obsolete) To pay reverence to by external action.
  • (obsolete) To cause to pay homage.
    • (Cowley)

    External links

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    Anagrams

    * ohmage

    References

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    plagiarism

    English

    (wikipedia plagiarism)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The act of plagiarizing: the copying of another person's ideas, text or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission.
    • Even if it's not illegal, plagiarism is usually frowned upon.
    Copy from one, it's plagiarism . Copy from two, it's research.
  • (uncountable) Text or other work resulting from this act.
    • The novel was awash in plagiarism , with entire passages lifted verbatim.

    Related terms

    * plagiarist * plagiarize

    External links

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