Noah Webster
Fame
FAME, noun [Latin fama; Gr. from to speak.]
1. Public report or rumor.
The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come. Genesis 14:1.
2. Favorable report; report of good or great actions; report that exalts the character; celebrity; renown; as the fame of Howard or of Washington; the fame of Solomon.
And the fame of Jesus went throughout all Syria. Matthew 4:24.
FAME, verb transitive
1. To make famous.
2. To report.