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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RENOWN'ED, a. Famous; celebrated for great and heroic achievements, for distinguished qualities or for grandeur; eminent; as renowned men; a renowned king; a renowned city.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 14th century having renown ; celebrated Synonyms: see famous

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. famous; celebrated.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. These were the renowned of the congregation. --Num. i. 61. Syn: Famous; famed; distinguished; noted; eminent; celebrated; remarkable; wonderful. See Famous.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

A person or place that is renowned for something, usually something good, is well known because of it. The area is renowned for its Romanesque churches... ADJ: oft ADJ for/as n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Distinguished, famous, famed, celebrated, eminent, illustrious, noted, honored, far-famed, remarkable, wonderful.

Moby Thesaurus

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