Fame (?), n. [OF. fame, L.
fama, fr. fari to speak, akin to Gr. ???? a
saying, report, ????? to speak. See Ban, and cf.
Fable, Fate, Euphony, Blame.]
1. Public report or rumor.
The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's
house.
Gen. xlv. 16.
2. Report or opinion generally diffused;
renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or
unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington.
I find thou art no less than fame hath
bruited.
Shak.
Syn. -- Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation.
Fame, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Famed (?),; p. pr. & vb. n.
Faming.] 1. To report widely or
honorably.
The field where thou art famed
To have wrought such wonders.
Milton.
2. To make famous or renowned.
Those Hesperian gardens famed of
old.
Milton.