Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RU'MOR
RU'MOR, n. [L.]
- Flying or popular report; a current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for the truth of it. Rumor next and chance / And tumult and confusion all embroil'd. Milton. When ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, be ye not troubled. Mark xiii.
- Report of a fact; a story well authorized. This rumor of him went forth throughout all Judea. Luke vii.
- Fame; reported celebrity. Great is the rumor of this dreadful knight. Shak.
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