different between renown vs preeminence
renown
English
Etymology
From Old French renon, from re- + non (“name”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???na?n/
- Rhymes: -a?n
Noun
renown (usually uncountable, plural renowns)
- Fame; celebrity; wide recognition.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Episode 12, The Cyclops
- There sleep the mighty dead as in life they slept, warriors and princes of high renown.
- 1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx, New York: Viking, Chapter Three, p. 63,[1]
- [...] one day local fame would become world renown [...]
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Episode 12, The Cyclops
- (obsolete) Reports of nobleness or achievements; praise.
- c. 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act V, Scene 1,[2]
- [...] She
- Is daughter to this famous Duke of Milan,
- Of whom so often I have heard renown,
- But never saw before;
- c. 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act V, Scene 1,[2]
Translations
See also
- renowned
Verb
renown (third-person singular simple present renowns, present participle renowning, simple past and past participle renowned)
- (transitive) To make famous.
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preeminence
English
Alternative forms
- pre-eminence
- preëminence
Noun
preeminence (countable and uncountable, plural preeminences)
- The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant.
- High importance; superiority.
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