Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The quality of being widely known or acclaimed; fame.
- noun Obsolete Report; rumor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make famous.
- To behave or pose as a renowner; swagger; boast: with indefinite it.
- noun The state of having a great or exalted name; fame; celebrity; exalted reputation derived from the widely spread praise of great achievements or accomplishments.
- noun Report; rumor; éclat.
- noun A token of fame or reputation; an honor; a dignity.
- noun Haughtiness.
- noun Synonyms Fame, Honor, etc. (see
glory , n.), repute, note, distinction, name.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being much known and talked of; exalted reputation derived from the extensive praise of great achievements or accomplishments; fame; celebrity; -- always in a good sense.
- noun Report of nobleness or exploits; praise.
- transitive verb obsolete To make famous; to give renown to.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Fame ;celebrity ; widerecognition .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Connected with this department was the College of Sages -- a college especially favoured by such of the Ana as were widowed and childless, and by the young unmarried females, amongst whom Zee was the most active, and, if what we call renown or distinction was a thing acknowledged by this people (which I shall later show it is not), among the more renowned or distinguished.
The Coming Race Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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One GOP victor likely to gain quick renown is Rand Paul of Kentucky, who is positioning himself as the tea party movement's standard-bearer on Capitol Hill.
Republicans make gains in Senate, but Democrats hold on to slim majority Shailagh Murray 2010
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I believe ... yes, I'm almost certain that it was a British poet of some renown from the latter 20th century who famously and through wasp-stung lips howled “You Can't Always Get Whatcha 'Want”.
Archive 2009-11-01 2009
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Except of course, our Armed Forces are held in renown the world over.
Five Go Camping In Hampshire « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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I believe ... yes, I'm almost certain that it was a British poet of some renown from the latter 20th century who famously and through wasp-stung lips howled “You Can't Always Get Whatcha 'Want”.
Sacked! 2009
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While Victor Manuel, a young composer of growing renown, is the only Medeles brother to have pursued music as a profession, his siblings Jesus, a veterinarian, Angel, a dentist, and other members of this large clan have learned to play a wide array of instruments for pleasure and profit.
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While Victor Manuel, a young composer of growing renown, is the only Medeles brother to have pursued music as a profession, his siblings Jesus, a veterinarian, Angel, a dentist, and other members of this large clan have learned to play a wide array of instruments for pleasure and profit.
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The difference, however, is that Seneca and Epicurus published their letters so that their friends might live on in renown, not the letter writers.
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There are many people who I talk to who went to much smaller schools, schools that don't have the name renown who sounded to me like they got just as good an education or better.
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He found him at Bethel and talked with him there—the Lord God Almighty, the Lord is his name of renown!
A Study of Angels Edward P. Myers 1978
qroqqa commented on the word renown
Despite huge numbers of hits for the spelling *reknown, this is unrelated to 'know'. It is however related to 'name', its root being Latin nomin-.
March 17, 2009
Tinfangwarble commented on the word renown
renown - I like the etymology of this word. It also fits with the modern reality of fame - the more a person's name is mentioned the more renown they have and the more renowned they are (though renowned has a different etymology, more based on the German ''known'' apparently)
July 25, 2013