N. importance, consequence, moment, prominence, consideration, mark, materialness, import, significance,
concern,
emphasis, interest, greatness, superiority,
notability, weight, value, usefulness, gravity, seriousness,
solemnity, no joke, no laughing matter, pressure,
urgency, stress, matter of life and death,
memorabilia,
notabilia, great doings, red-letter day, great thing, great point, main chance, "the be all and the end all", cardinal point, substance,
gist, sum and substance,
gravamen, head and front, important part, principal part, prominent part, essential part, half the battle, sine qua non, breath of one's nostrils,
cream, salt,
core,
kernel, heart, nucleus,
keynote,
keystone, corner stone, trump card, salient points, top sawyer, first fiddle,
prima donna,
chief, triton among the minnows, "it"
V. be important, be somebody, be something, import,
signify, matter,
boot, be an object, carry weight, make a figure, be in the ascendant, come to the front, lead the way, take the lead, play first fiddle, throw all else into the shade, lie at the root of, deserve notice, merit notice, be worthy of notice, be worthy of regard, be worthy of consideration, attach importance to, ascribe importance to, give importance to, value, care for, set store upon, set store by, mark, mark with a white stone, underline, write in italics, put in italics, print in italics, print in capitals, print in large letters, put in large type, put in letters, of gold,
accentuate,
emphasize, lay stress on, make a fuss about, make a fuss over, make a stir about, make a piece of work about, make much ado about, make much ado of, make much of
Adj. important, of importance,
momentous, material, to the point, not to be overlooked, not to be despised, not to be sneezed at,
egregious,
weighty, of note, notable, prominent,
salient, signal, memorable, remarkable,
unforgettable, worthy of remark, worthy of notice, never to be forgotten,
stirring, eventful, grave, serious, earnest, noble, grand, solemn, impressive, commanding, imposing,
urgent, pressing, critical, instant,
paramount, essential, vital, all-absorbing, radical, cardinal,
chief, main, prime, primary, principal, leading, capital, foremost, overruling, of vital &c. importance, in the front rank,
first-rate, superior, considerable, marked, rare,
significant, telling,
trenchant,
emphatic,
pregnant, tanti
Adv. materially, in the main, above all, κατ’ ἐξοχήν, par excellence, to crown all, to beat all
Phr. expende hannibalem, [Lat] [Juvenal]
N. master,
padrone, lord, lord paramount, commander,
commandant, captain,
chief,
chieftain,
sirdar,
sachem,
sheik, head,
senior, governor, ruler,
dictator, leader,
boss, cockarouse,
sagamore, werowance, lord of the ascendant, cock of the walk, cock of the roost, gray mare,
mistress,
potentate,
liege, liege lord,
suzerain, sovereign, monarch,
autocrat,
despot,
tyrant,
oligarch, crowned head, emperor, king, anointed king, majesty,
imperator,
protector, president, stadholder, judge, ceasar,
kaiser,
czar,
tsar, sultan, soldan|, grand turk, caliph,
imaum,
shah,
padishah,
sophi,
mogul, great mogul, khan,
lama,
tycoon,
mikado, tenno,
inca,
cazique,
voivode,
landamman, seyyid,
abuna,
cacique,
czarowitz, grand seignior, prince, duke,
archduke,
doge, elector,
seignior, marland,
margrave,
rajah,
emir, wali, sheik nizam,
nawab,
empress, queen,
sultana,
czarina, princess,
infanta,
duchess,
margravine,
czarevna, czarita, maharani,
rani,
rectrix, regent,
viceroy,
exarch,
palatine,
khedive,
hospodar,
beglerbeg, three-tailed bashaw,
pasha,
bashaw,
bey,
beg,
dey,
scherif,
tetrarch,
satrap,
mandarin,
subahdar,
nabob,
maharajah,
burgrave,
laird,
collector, commissioner, deputy commissioner,
woon, the authorities, the powers that be, the government, staff,
etat major,
aga, official, man in office, person in authority,
sircar, sirkar, sublime porte, marshal, field marshal, marechal, general,
generalissimo, commander in chief,
seraskier,
hetman,
lieutenant general,
major general, colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain,
centurion,
skipper, lieutenant, first lieutenant, second lieutenant,
sublieutenant, officer, staff officer,
aide-de-camp,
brigadier, brigade major,
adjutant,
jemidar,
ensign,
cornet,
cadet,
subaltern, noncommissioned officer, warrant officer,
sergeant, sergeant major,
color sergeant,
corporal, corporal major, lance corporal, acting corporal,
drum major, captain general, dizdar,
knight marshal,
naik,
pendragon, mayor,
mayoralty,
prefect, chancellor,
archon,
provost, magistrate,
syndic,
alcalde,
alcaid,
burgomaster,
corregidor,
seneschal,
alderman,
councilman,
committeeman, councilwoman,
warden,
constable,
portreeve, lord mayor, officer, dewan, fonctionnaire, admiral, admiralty, rear admiral, vice admiral, port admiral,
commodore, captain, commander, lieutenant,
ensign,
skipper,
mate, master, officer of the day,
od,
navarch Phr. da locum melioribus, der furst ist der erste diener seines staats, "lord of thy presence and no land beside"
N. distinction, mark, name, figure,
repute, reputation, good repute, high repute, note,
notability,
notoriety,
eclat, "the bubble reputation",
vogue,
celebrity, fame, famousness,
renown, popularity, aura popularis,
approbation, credit, succes d'estime,
prestige, talk of the town, name to conjure with, glory, honor,
luster, illustriousness, account, regard, respect, reputableness,
respectability, good name, good report, fair name, dignity,
stateliness,
solemnity,
grandeur,
splendor, nobility, majesty,
sublimity, rank, standing, brevet rank,
precedence,
pas, station, place, status, position, position in society, order, degree,
baccalaureate, locus standi,
caste, condition, greatness, eminence, height, importance, preeminence,
supereminence, high mightiness,
primacy, top of the ladder, top of the tree, elevation,
ascent, superaltation,
exaltation,
dignification,
aggrandizement,
dedication,
consecration,
enthronement,
canonization,
celebration, enshrinement,
glorification, hero, man of mark, great card,
celebrity, worthy, lion, rara avis,
notability,
somebody,
classman, man of rank, pillar of the state, pillar of the church, pillar of the community,
chief, first fiddle,
cynosure, mirror, flower,
pink,
pearl,
paragon, 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, memory, posthumous fame, niche in the temple of fame, immortality, immortal name, magni nominis umbra
V. be conscious of glory, be proud of,
exult, be vain of, be distinguished,
shine, 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, play first fiddle, bear the palm, bear the bell, lead the way, take precedence, take the wall of, gain laurels, win laurels, gain spurs, gain golden opinions, 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, 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, lock up to,
exalt,
aggrandize,
elevate,
nobilitate Adj. distinguished, distingue, noted, of note, honored, popular, fashionable, in good odor in, favor, in high favor, reputable, respectable, creditable, remarkable, 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, time honored, illustrious, glorious, splendid, brilliant,
radiant, bright,
full-blown,
honorific, eminent, prominent, high, in the zenith, at the head of, at the top of the tree,
peerless, of the first water, superior,
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,
sacrosanct Phr. one's name being in every mouth, one's name living for ever, sic itur ad astra, fama volat, aut caesar aut nullus, not to know him argues oneself unknown, none but himself could be his parallel, palmam qui meruit ferat, "above all greek above all roman fame", - cineri gloria sera est, "great is the glory for the strife is hard", honor virtutis praemium, immensum gloria calcar habet, "the glory dies not and the grief is past", vivit post funera virtus
