ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

hero, man of mark, great card, celebrity, worthy, lion, rara avis [Lat.], notability,
somebody; classman † ; man of rank &c (nobleman) 875; pillar of the state, pillar of the
church, pillar of the community.
chief &c (master) 745; first fiddle &c (proficient) 700; cynosure, mirror; flower, pink,
pearl; paragon &c (perfection) 650; choice and master spirits of the age; elite; star, sun,
constellation, galaxy.
ornament, honor, feather in one's cap, halo, aureole, nimbus; halo of glory, blaze of
glory, blushing honors; laurels &c (trophy) 733.
memory, posthumous fame, niche in the temple of fame; immortality, immortal name;
magni nominis umbra [Lat.] [Lucan].
V. be conscious of glory; be proud of &c (pride) 878; exult &c (boast) 884; be vain of
&c (vanity) 880.
be distinguished &c adj.; shine &c (light) 420; shine forth, figure; cut a figure, make a
dash, make a splash.
rival, surpass; outshine, outrival, outvie † , outjump; emulate, eclipse; throw into the
shade, cast into the shade; overshadow.
live, flourish, glitter, flaunt, gain honor, acquire honor &c n.; play first fiddle &c (be
of importance) 642, bear the palm, bear the bell; lead the way; take precedence, take the
wall of; gain laurels, win laurels, gain spurs, gain golden opinions &c (approbation) 931;
take one's degree, pass one's examination.
make a noise, make some noise, make a noise in the world; leave one's mark, exalt
one's horn, blow one's horn, star it, have a run, be run after; come into vogue, come to the
front; raise one's head.
enthrone, signalize, immortalize, deify, exalt to the skies; hand one's name down to
posterity.
consecrate; dedicate to, devote to; enshrine, inscribe, blazon, lionize, blow the
trumpet, crown with laurel.
confer honor on, reflect honor on &c v.; shed a luster on; redound.to one's honor,
ennoble.
give honor to, do honor to, pay honor to, render honor to; honor, accredit, pay regard
to, dignify, glorify; sing praises to &c (approve) 931; lock up to; exalt, aggrandize,
elevate, nobilitate [Lat.].
Adj. distinguished, distingue [Fr.], noted; of note &c n.; honored &c v.; popular;
fashionable &c 852.
in good odor in; favor, in high favor; reputable, respectable, creditable.
remarkable &c (important) 642; notable, notorious; celebrated, renowned, ion every
one's mouth, talked of; famous, famed; far-famed; conspicuous, to the front; foremost; in
the front rank, in the ascendant.
imperishable, deathless, immortal, never fading, aere perennius [Lat.]; time honored.
illustrious, glorious, splendid, brilliant, radiant; bright &c 420; full-blown; honorific.
eminent, prominent; high &c 206; in the zenith; at the head of, at the top of the tree;
peerless, of the first water.; superior &c 33; supereminent, preeminent.
great, dignified, proud, noble, honorable, worshipful, lordly, grand, stately, august,
princely.
imposing, solemn, transcendent, majestic, sacred, sublime, heaven-born, heroic, sans
peur et sans reproche [Fr.]; sacrosanct.