N. knowledge,
cognizance,
cognition, cognoscence|, acquaintance, experience,
ken,
privity, insight,
familiarity,
comprehension,
apprehension, recognition,
appreciation,
intuition, conscience, consciousness, perception,
precognition, acroamatics|, light,
enlightenment,
glimpse,
inkling,
glimmer,
glimmering,
dawn,
scent, suspicion, impression, discovery, system of knowledge, body of knowledge, science, philosophy,
pansophy, acroama|, theory,
aetiology,
etiology, circle of the sciences,
pandect, doctrine, body of doctrine,
cyclopedia,
encyclopedia, school, tree of knowledge, republic of letters,
erudition, learning,
lore,
scholarship, reading, letters, literature, book madness, book learning,
bookishness,
bibliomania,
bibliolatry, information, general information, store of knowledge &c, education, culture, menticulture, attainments, acquirements, acquisitions, accomplishments,
proficiency, practical knowledge, liberal education,
dilettantism, rudiments, deep knowledge, profound knowledge, solid knowledge, accurate knowledge, acroatic knowledge, acroamatic knowledge, vast knowledge, extensive knowledge, encyclopedic knowledge, encyclopedic learning,
omniscience,
pantology, march of intellect, progress of science, advance of science, advance of learning, schoolmaster abroad, scholar
V. know,
ken,
scan,
wot, wot aware, be aware, - of,
ween,
weet,
trow, have, possess, conceive,
apprehend,
comprehend, take,
realize, understand, savvy*,
appreciate,
fathom, make out, recognize,
discern, perceive, see, get a sight-of, experience, know full well, have some knowledge of, possess some knowledge of, be au courant, have in one's head, have at one' fingers ends, know by heart, know by rote, be master of, connaitre le dessous des cartes, know what's what, see one's way, discover, come to one's knowledge
Adj. knowing,
cognitive,
acroamatic, aware of, cognizant of, conscious of, acquainted with, made acquainted with, privy to, no stranger to, au -fait, au courant, in the secret, up to, alive to, behind the scenes, behind the curtain, let into, apprized of, informed of,
undeceived, proficient with, versed with, read with, forward with, strong with, at home in, conversant with, familiar with,
erudite,
instructed,
leaned, lettered, educated, well conned, well informed, well read, well grounded, well educated,
enlightened,
shrewd,
savant, blue,
bookish,
scholastic, solid, profound,
deep-read, book- learned, accomplished,
omniscient,
self-taught, known, ascertained,
well-known, recognized, received,
notorious,
noted,
proverbial, familiar, familiar as household words, familiar to every schoolboy,
hackneyed,
trite,
trivial,
commonplace,
cognoscible,
cognizable Adv. to one's knowledge, to the best of one's knowledge
Phr. one's eyes being opened, ompredre tout c'est tout pardonner, empta dolore docet experientia, γνῶθι σεαυτόν, "half our knowledge we must snatch not take", jahre lehren mehr als bucher, "knowledge comes but wisdom lingers", "knowledge is power", les affaires font les hommes, nec scire fas est omnia, "the amassed thought and experience of innumerable minds", was ich nicht weiss macht mich nicht heiss
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