Definitions for renown
rɪˈnaʊnrenown

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fame, celebrity, renownnoun

   the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. renownnoun

   Fame; celebrity; wide recognition.

2. Etymology: renon, from re- + non

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RENOWNnoun

   Fame; celebrity; praise widely spread.

   Etymology: renommée, Fr.

   She
   Is daughter to this famous duke of Milan,
   Of whom so often I have heard renown. William Shakespeare.

   ’Tis of more renown
   To make a river, than to build a town. Edmund Waller.

   Nor envy we
   Thy great renown, nor grudge thy victory. Dryden.

2. To Renownverb

   To make famous.

   Etymology: renommer, Fr. from the noun.

   Let us satisfy our eyes
   With the memorials and the things of fame,
   That do renown this city. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.

   Soft elocution does thy style renown,
   Gentle or sharp according to thy choice,
   To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice. Dryden.

   In solemn silence stand
   Stern tyrants, whom their cruelties renown,
   And emperors in Parian marble frown. Addison.

   A bard, whom pilfer’d pastorals renown,
   Just writes to make his barrenness appear. Alexander Pope.

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1. renown

   Renown refers to the state or condition of being widely known, celebrated, or acknowledged for one's qualities, skills, achievements, or works. It's a measure of an individual’s or entity's fame, reputation or recognition.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Renown

   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

2. Renown

   report of nobleness or exploits; praise

3. Renownverb

   to make famous; to give renown to

4. Etymology: [F. renommer to name again, celebrate, make famous; pref. re- re- + nommer to name, L. nominare , fr. nomen a name. See Noun.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Renown

   rē-nown′, n. a great name: celebrity: éclat.—v.t. to make famous.—adj. Renowned′, celebrated: illustrious: famous.—adv. Renown′edly.—n. Renown′er, one who gives renown: a swaggerer.—adj. Renown′less. [O. Fr. renoun (Fr. renom)—L. re-, again, nomen, a name.]

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1. wonner

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of renown in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of renown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of renown in a Sentence

1. Erica Edwards:

   For us to get released from Renown and go home was scary, but such a relief, our family hadn’t been home in three months, so that part was amazing. But then the rehabilitation started and it was scary.

2. Marcus Aurelius:

   Forget everything else. Keep hold of this alone and remember it: Each of us lives only now, this brief instant. The rest has been lived already, or is impossible to see. The span we live is small - small as the corner of the earth in which we live it. Small as the greatest renown, passed from mouth to mouth by short-lived stick figures, ignorant alike of themselves and those long dead.

3. Oliver Goldsmith:

   The dancing pair that simply sought renown,By holding out to tire each other downThe swain mistrustless of his smutted face,While secret laughter titter'd round the placeThe bashful virgin's side-long looks of love,The matrons glance that would those looks reproveThese were thy charms, sweet village sports like these,With sweet succession, taught e'en toil to pleaseThese were thy bowers their cheerful influence shed,These were thy charms -- but all these charms are fled.

4. Homer:

   May the gods grant you all things which your heart desires, and may they give you a husband and a home and gracious concord, for there is nothing greater and better than this -when a husband and wife keep a household in oneness of mind, a great woe to their enemies and joy to their friends, and win high renown.

5. Homer:

   I too shall lie in the dust when I am dead, but now let me win noble renown.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=renown
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Renown
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=renown
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renown
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=renown