fame

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimedSynonyms: celebrity renown
favorable public reputation

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Fame \Fame\ (f[=a]m), n. [OF. fame, L. fama, fr. fari to speak, akin to Gr. ???? a saying, report, fa`nai to speak. See Ban, and cf. Fable, Fate, Euphony, Blame.]

1.Public report or rumor. [1913 Webster]

The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house.— Gen. xlv. 16.[1913 Webster]

2.Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington. [1913 Webster]

I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited.— Shak.

Syn: Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation. [1913 Webster]

Fame \Fame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Famed,; p. pr. & vb. n. Faming.]

1.To report widely or honorably. [1913 Webster]

The field where thou art famed To have wrought such wonders.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.To make famous or renowned. [1913 Webster]

Those Hesperian gardens famed of old.— Milton.[1913 Webster]