renown

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

RENOWN', noun Fame; celebrity; exalted reputation derived from the extensive praise of great achievements or accomplishments. Giants of old, men of renown Genesis 6:4. Numbers 16:2. RENOWN', verb transitive To make famous. Soft elocution does thy style renown A bard whom pilfer'd pastorals renown [This verb is nearly or quite obsolete.]
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