Emily Dickinson Lexicon

renown, n. [AFr renomer, make famous < L. re- + nomināre, to name.] (webplay: distinguished, fame, great, king, men, name).

1. Fame; celebrity; repute; esteem; prestige; exalted reputation; honored position; eminence among mortals.
2. Knowledge; notice; observation; detection.
3. Honor; privilege; distinction.
4. [Fig.] resurrection; exaltation; salvation; paradise; celestial glory.
5. [Fig.] rising; coming forth.