famous
Webster 1828
FA'MOUS, adjective [Latin famosus. See Fame.]1. Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; much talked of and praised; distinguished in story.Two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation. Numbers 16:2.It is followed by for. One man is famous for erudition; another, for eloquence; and another, for military skill.2. sometimes in a bad sense; as a famous counterfeiter; a famous pirate