Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Renowned
Re·nowned′ (r?-nound′), a. Famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a renowned king. "Some renowned metropolis with glistering spires." Milton.
These were the renowned of the congregation. Num. i. 61.
Syn. — Famous; famed; distinguished; noted; eminent; celebrated; remarkable; wonderful. See Famous.