Synonyms:
fame, celebrity, renown
Meaning: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
Usage examples
With this diminution of splendour came a diminution of renown.
Some of them are celebrities of long-standing renown, who are mentioned in all the books.
Argius heard of the great renown of the unknown knight; he also was witness of his exploits.
He rejoiced greatly to hear of his father's prowess, and was proud beyond measure of his renown.
All our family renown was acquired--all our family misfortunes were occasioned--by the northern wars.
Let the renown of us thy mind incline To tell us who thou art, who thus securely Thy living feet dost move along through Hell.
Either from taste, from a desire to instruct herself, from a love of renown, or possibly from all these together, she spent her life with philosophers.
If he commits a murder, he will be responsible, whether the renown of the Prophet has reached him or not; for it is reason that formulates the reprehensible character of the action.
Then dashed out the Ghul of the Mountain, with a club on his shoulder, two hundred pounds in weight, and wheeled and careered, saying, "Ho, worshippers of idols, come ye out and renown it this day, for 'tis a day of onslaught!
About the same time, Manchester, who advanced from the eastern associated counties, having joined Cromwell and young Fairfax, obtained a considerable victory over the royalists at Horncastle; where the two officers last mentioned gained renown by their conduct and gallantry.