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3 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Renowned \Re*nowned"\ (r?-nound"), adjective Famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a renowned king. ''Some renowned metropolis with glistering spires.'' --Milton.
These were the renowned of the congregation. --Num. i. 61.
Syn: Famous; famed; distinguished; noted; eminent; celebrated; remarkable; wonderful. See {Famous}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
renowned
adjective: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: {celebrated}, {famed}, {far-famed}, {famous}, {illustrious}, {notable}, {noted}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "renowned": acclaimed, august, celebrated, distinguished, elevated, eminent, exalted, fabled, famed, famous, far-famed, far-heard, glorious, godlike, great, heroic, high, honored, illustrious, lauded, legendary, lofty, magnanimous, magnificent, majestic, marked, much acclaimed, mythical, noble, notable, noted, notorious, of mark, of note, outstanding, popular, prominent, signal, soaring, sublime, superb, talked-about, talked-of, towering, well-known
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