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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Renown \Re*nown"\ (r?-noun"), noun [F. renom. See {Noun}, and cf. {Renown}, v.]
1. 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.
Nor envy we Thy great renown, nor grudge thy victory. --Dryden.
2. Report of nobleness or exploits; praise.
This famous duke of Milan, Of whom so often I have heard renown. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Renown \Re*nown"\ (r?-noun"), verb (used with an object) [F. renommer to name again, celebrate, make famous; pref. re- re- + nommer to name, L. nominare, fr. nomen a name. See {Noun}.] To make famous; to give renown to. [Obs.]
For joi to hear me so renown his son. --Chapman.
The bard whom pilfered pastorals renown. --Pope.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
renown
noun: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed [syn: {fame}, {celebrity}] [ant: {infamy}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "renown": acclaim, celebrity, character, consequence, dignity, distinction, eclat, eminence, esteem, fame, famousness, figure, glory, greatness, heroism, honor, illustriousness, kudos, loftiness, magnanimity, majesty, mark, memorability, name, nobility, notability, note, noteworthiness, notoriety, notoriousness, popularity, preeminence, prestige, prominence, publicity, reclame, recognition, remarkableness, rep, report, reputation, repute, salience, stardom, sublimity, the bubble reputation, vogue
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
RENOWN, noun A degree of distinction between notoriety and fame -- a little more supportable than the one and a little more intolerable than the other. Sometimes it is conferred by an unfriendly and inconsiderate hand.
I touched the harp in every key, But found no heeding ear; And then Ithuriel touched me With a revealing spear.
Not all my genius, great as 'tis, Could urge me out of night. I felt the faint appulse of his, And leapt into the light! W.J. Candleton
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