Fame

n. [O. Fr. fame, Pr., Sp., Pg., It., & Lat. fama, Gr. φήμη, Dor. φάμα, from Gr. φημί, I say, speak, tell, make known.] 1. Public report or rumor. The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh’s house. Gen. xlv. 16. The certain fame thereof being told by none. Chapman. 2. Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; notoriety; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Solomon, or Washington. I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited thee. Shak. Syn.—Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation; credit; honor.

[imp. & p. p. FAMED; p. pr. & vb. n. FAMING.] 1. To report. The fields where thou art famed To have wrought such wonders. Milton. 2. To make famous. “Those Hesperian gardens famed of old.” Milton.