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[syn: prestige, prestigiousness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Prestige \Pres"tige\ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. L. praestigum
delusion, illusion, praestigae deceptions, jugglers' tricks,
prob. fr. prae before + the root of stinguere to extinguish,
originally, to prick. See Stick, v.]
1. Delusion; illusion; trick. [Obs.]
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The sophisms of infidelity, and the prestiges of
imposture. --Bp.
Warburton.
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2. Weight or influence derived from past success; expectation
of future achievements founded on those already
accomplished; force or charm derived from acknowledged
character or reputation. "The prestige of his name must go
for something." --Sir G. C. Lewis.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
prestige
n 1: a high standing achieved through success or influence or
wealth etc.; "he wanted to achieve power and prestige"
[syn: prestige, prestigiousness]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
132 Moby Thesaurus words for "prestige":
accomplishment, admiration, adoration, apotheosis, appreciation,
approbation, approval, ascendancy, authority, awe,
breathless adoration, cachet, celebrity, charisma, charm, clout,
consequence, consideration, control, courtesy, credit, deanship,
deference, deification, dignity, distinction, dominance,
domination, duty, effect, eminence, enchantment, esteem,
estimation, exaggerated respect, excellence, face, fame, favor,
force, glamor, glory, good feeling, great respect, greatness,
hero worship, high place, high regard, hold, homage, honor,
idolatry, idolization, illustriousness, importance,
incidental power, incomparability, influence, influentiality,
influentialness, inimitability, insinuation, kudos, lead,
leadership, leverage, magnetism, majority, mastery, memorability,
moment, notability, noteworthiness, one-upmanship, personality,
persuasion, position, potency, power, precedence, predominance,
predomination, preeminence, preponderance, prepotence, prepotency,
prerogative, pressure, primacy, priority, privilege, prominence,
purchase, rank, regard, reign, remarkableness, renown, reputation,
repute, respect, reverence, reverential regard, right-of-way, rule,
salience, say, seniority, significance, skill, standing, stardom,
state, station, stature, status, suasion, subtle influence,
success, suggestion, superiority, supremacy, sway, transcendence,
transcendency, upper hand, veneration, virtuosity, weight,
weightiness, whip hand, worship