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# fame

noun (fame, uncountable)

«fame» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Fame is being known about and talked about by very many people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fame/#m1)

### In the lessons

In history and stories people win fame for great deeds; in everyday life film stars, singers and footballers have fame. In ethics lessons pupils discuss whether fame makes people happy. Phrases: «rise to fame», «find fame», «fame and fortune», «claim to fame», «hall of fame».

### Examples

- She found fame as a singer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fame/#x1)
- Fame and fortune do not always bring happiness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fame/#x2)
- The footballer's rise to fame was very fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fame/#x3)
- My town's claim to fame is a giant pumpkin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fame/#x4)
- His fame spread across the country. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fame/#x5)
- The scientist did not want fame; she wanted to help people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fame/#x6)
- Our school has a hall of fame for top readers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fame/#x7)
- “Fame, fame, that glittering bauble, it is mine,” he cried. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fame/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable: no plural. Adjective: famous; infamous means famous for something bad. «Claim to fame» is an idiom for the one thing someone or something is known for.

## In Jewish tradition

Here it means report or news of God's deeds, which spreads among the nations. It can also mean a person's good name, as with Joshua and David.

**Interpretation.** Moses argues that God's reputation among the nations would suffer if He destroyed Israel. The psalm speaks of telling God's fame so that each generation praises Him.

### Examples

- now if Thou shalt kill this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of Thee will speak, saying: (Torah NUM.14.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fame/#x1)
- So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was in all the land. (Prophets JOS.6.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fame/#x2)
- They shall utter the fame of Thy great goodness, and shall sing of Thy righteousness. (Writings PSA.145.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fame/#x3)
- And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations. (Writings 1CH.14.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fame/#x4)

### Note

Uncountable: no plural. Adjective: famous; infamous means famous for something bad. «Claim to fame» is an idiom for the one thing someone or something is known for.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fame» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fame/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «fame» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fame/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fame» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/fame.html) on Mova free.