Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fame"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Fame \Fame\, n. [OF. fame, L. fama, fr. fari to speak, akin to
Gr. ???? a saying, report, ????? to speak. See {Ban}, and cf.
{Fable}, {Fate}, {Euphony}, {Blame}.]
1. Public report or rumor.

The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house.
--Gen. xlv.
16.

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

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

Syn: Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Fame \Fame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Famed},; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Faming}.]
1. To report widely or honorably.

The field where thou art famed To have wrought such
wonders. --Milton.

2. To make famous or renowned.

Those Hesperian gardens famed of old. --Milton.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

fame
n 1: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
[syn: {celebrity}, {renown}] [ant: {infamy}]
2: favorable public reputation [ant: {infamy}]


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