Definition of Renwn
Re*nown" (r?-noun"), n. [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.
Re*nown" (r?-noun"), v. t. [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.
Re*nown" (r?-noun"), n. [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.
Re*nown" (r?-noun"), v. t. [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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
RENOWN, n. 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
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- fame; celebrity; wide recognition
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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