renowned

renowned
    adj 1: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a
           celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an
           illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned
           painter" [syn: {celebrated}, {famed}, {far-famed},
           {famous}, {illustrious}, {notable}, {noted}, {renowned}]
    

Renowned \Re*nowned"\ (r?-nound"), a.
   Famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished
   qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a renowned king.
   "Some renowned metropolis with glistering spires." --Milton.
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         These were the renowned of the congregation. --Num. i.
                                                  61.
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   Syn: Famous; famed; distinguished; noted; eminent;
        celebrated; remarkable; wonderful. See {Famous}.
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45 Moby Thesaurus words for "renowned":
      acclaimed, august, celebrated, distinguished, elevated, eminent,
      exalted, fabled, famed, famous, far-famed, far-heard, glorious,
      godlike, great, heroic, high, honored, illustrious, lauded,
      legendary, lofty, magnanimous, magnificent, majestic, marked,
      much acclaimed, mythical, noble, notable, noted, notorious,
      of mark, of note, outstanding, popular, prominent, signal, soaring,
      sublime, superb, talked-about, talked-of, towering, well-known