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nts or accomplishments; fame; celebrity; -- always in a good sense. Nor envy we Thy great renown, nor grudge thy victory. Dryden.

ated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a renowned king. "Some renowned metropolis with glistering spires." Milton. These were the renouwned of the congregation. Num. i. 61.

With renown.

One who gives renown. [R.]

Having great renown; famous. "Renownful Scipio." Marston.

Without renown; inglorius.

Not renowned. [Obs.]

Desiring; eagerly desirous. [R.] Appetent after glory and renown. Sir G. Buck.

g wish; high desire. "Aspirations after virtue." Johnson. Vague aspiration after military renown. Prescott.

To receive or adopt. The sixth was a young knight of lesser renown and lower rank, assumed into that honorable company. Sir W. Scott.

Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy. "Avid of gold, yet greedier of renown." Southey.

tain; to blemish, as reputation. Sarcasms may eclipse thine own, But can not blur my lost renown. Hudibras.

Famous; renowned; well known. Wright. [Written also brim and brimme.]

Having celebrity; distinguished; renowned. Celebrated for the politeness of his manners. Macaulay.

The state or condition of being celebrated; fame; renown; as, the celebrity of Washington. An event of great celebrity in the history of astronomy. Whewell.

ished. Shak. From its original to its consummation. Addison. Quiet consummation have, And renownShak. Consummation of marrige, completion of the connubial relation by actual cohabition.

of others; esteem; honor; good name; estimation. John Gilpin was a citizen Of credit and renown. Cowper.

A king of Lydia who flourished in the 6th century b. c., and was renowned for his vast wealth; hence, a common appellation for a very rich man; as, he is veritable Croesus.

ort; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun. They have demeaned themselves Like men born to renown by life or death. Shak. They answered . . . that they should demean themselves according to their instructions. Clarendon.

Brilliancy of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown. "The eclat of Homer's battles." Pope.