Definition of famous

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Famous (a.) Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; mach talked of; distinguished in story; -- used in either a good or a bad sense, chiefly the former; often followed by for; as, famous for erudition, for eloquence, for military skill; a famous pirate..

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Infamous :: Infamous (a.) Of very bad report; having a reputation of the worst kind; held in abhorrence; guilty of something that exposes to infamy; base; notoriously vile; detestable; as, an infamous traitor; an infamous perjurer..
Hyblaean :: Hyblaean (a.) Pertaining to Hybla, an ancient town of Sicily, famous for its bees..
Infamous :: Infamous (a.) Having a bad name as being the place where an odious crime was committed, or as being associated with something detestable; hence, unlucky; perilous; dangerous..
Renown :: Renown (v. t.) To make famous; to give renown to.
Draconian :: Draconian (a.) Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c..
Blacken :: Blacken (v. t.) To defame; to sully, as reputation; to make infamous; as, vice blackens the character..
Pentelican :: Pentelican (a.) Of or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus, near Athens, famous for its fine white marble quarries; obtained from Mount Pentelicus; as, the Pentelic marble of which the Parthenon is built..
Ignominy :: Ignominy (n.) An act deserving disgrace; an infamous act.
Prostitute :: Prostitute (n.) A base hireling; a mercenary; one who offers himself to infamous employments for hire.
Eternization :: Eternization (n.) The act of eternizing; the act of rendering immortal or famous.
Infamous :: Infamous (a.) Causing or producing infamy; deserving detestation; scandalous to the last degree; as, an infamous act; infamous vices; infamous corruption..
Fame :: Fame (v. t.) To make famous or renowned.
Famous :: Famous (a.) Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; mach talked of; distinguished in story; -- used in either a good or a bad sense, chiefly the former; often followed by for; as, famous for erudition, for eloquence, for military skill; a famous pirate..
Palladium :: Palladium (n.) Any statue of the goddess Pallas; esp., the famous statue on the preservation of which depended the safety of ancient Troy..
Aristotelian :: Aristotelian (a.) Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 b. c.)..
Prostitution :: Prostitution (n.) The act of setting one's self to sale, or of devoting to infamous purposes what is in one's power; as, the prostitution of abilities; the prostitution of the press..
Eternize :: Eternize (v. t.) To make forever famous; to immortalize; as, to eternize one's self, a name, exploits..
Port-royalist :: Port-royalist (n.) One of the dwellers in the Cistercian convent of Port Royal des Champs, near Paris, when it was the home of the Jansenists in the 17th century, among them being Arnauld, Pascal, and other famous scholars. Cf. Jansenist..
Rumorous :: Rumorous (a.) Famous; notorious.
Famousness :: Famousness (n.) The state of being famous.
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