fame, celebrity, renown
(noun) the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
renown (usually uncountable, plural renowns)
Fame; celebrity; wide recognition.
(obsolete) Reports of nobleness or exploits; praise.
renown (third-person singular simple present renowns, present participle renowning, simple past and past participle renowned)
(transitive) To make famous.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*nown" (r-noun"), n. Etym: [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. Etym: [F. renommer to name again, celebrate, make famous; pref. re- re- + nommer to name, L. nominare , fr. nomen a name. See Noun.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 May 2025
(noun) a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; “he sent a runner over with the contract”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
