Fame
Fame (fām) , noun
[Old French fame, Latin fama, from fari to speak, akin to Greek {not transcribed} a saying, report, fa`nai to speak. See Ban, and compare Fable, Fate, Euphony, Blame.]
1.
Public report or rumor.
The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house.
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.
Fame , transitive verb
1.
To report widely or honorably.
The field where thou art famed
To have wrought such wonders.
2.
To make famous or renowned.
Those Hesperian gardens famed of old.