adjective
definition
Famous, celebrated, or well-known.
example
The movie “Three Stars” is about world-renowned chefs.
Examples of renowned in a Sentence
He thus became renowned as a wise prince.
They were also renowned for their magicians, who had strange remedies for various diseases.
The oak forests for which it was renowned in Roman times have entirely disappeared.
All three were renowned warriors and played a prominent part in David's history.
The cathedral is also renowned for the beauty and perfect proportions of its western towers.
He was renowned for his piety and justice.
The city is also renowned for its long cultural tradition.
Fuad was renowned for his boldness and promptness of decision, as well as for his ready wit and his many bons mots.
Peace hath her victories No less renowned than war."
The gentleness for which he was already renowned was not that of a weak, but of a strong character.
If sugar is the island's greatest crop, tobacco is her most renowned in the markets of the world.
It is noticeable that the patriotic spirit is strongest in those places where people are brought most intimately into relation with the land; dwellers in the mountain or by the sea, and, above all, the people of rugged coasts and mountainous archipelagoes, have always been renowned for love of country, while the inhabitants of fertile plains and trading communities are frequently less strongly attached to their own land.
The village of Deja, with its houses tumbling down a hillside, was once renowned as an artists ' retreat.
Pant suits are renowned for their versatility.
With a number of renowned restaurants and chefs within the city, making a choice for dinner might be more difficult than expected.
Located right off the kitchens, the cafeteria was awash with the smells of bread, fruit pies and the jerk-spiced meat the Caribbean was renowned for.
Farazdaq of the Bani Tamim, a good Moslem but loose in morals, lived chiefly in Medina and Kufa, and was renowned for his command of language.
North-east of the Palais de Justice, which like the Sadiki College is built in the Moorish style, rises the great dome, surrounded by smaller cupolas, of the largest mosque in the city, that named after Sidi Mahrez, a renowned saint of the 5th century of the Mahommedan era, whose tomb makes it a sancutary for debtors.
The country has at all times been renowned throughout the East for its fertility.
By these ranges it is forced due south for 500 m., forming the boundary between the provinces of Shansi and Shensi, until it finds an outlet eastwards at Tung Kwan - a pass which for centuries has been renowned as the gate of Asia, being indeed the sole commercial passage between central China and the West.
Absalom reached the capital and took counsel with the renowned Ahithophel.
Renowned for having the most exquisite coral reefs in the world and a refuge to rare marine life.
The River Waveney is renowned for silver eel which can be trapped at this point.
This edition also features 12 full-page wood engravings by renowned illustrator Barry Moser.
Our show is renowned for being the best live adult entertainment in the south coast.
The forest is renowned for its friendly and homely bed and breakfast establishments.
Banana Shoes is renowned as the UK's largest e-tailer specializing in High Heel footwear.
He attended the Cardiff College of Music and Drama and studied euphonium under the renowned Aaron Trotman.
Renowned for the running of the bulls at the San Firmin Festival, Pamplona is also architecturally stunning.
In 1953 J. Arthur Rank commissioned Whettam to write the orchestral score for the internationally renowned film " Genevieve ".
A city renowned for its glorious seafaring traditions in which all sons of Oman take pride.
In the summer months the Pavilion Theater is host to the renowned Seaside Special, the only remaining traditional end-of-the-pier show in the country.
Dubai has even, it seems, turned Jim into a sensitive soul, not something he 's renowned for back in Britain.
The area also boasts many renowned universities - UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke, and NC State - bringing students and academics from all over the world to the city.
The majestic Victorian house was the creation of renowned architect, Edward Tuckerman Potter.
Louis Comfort Tiffany, renowned, stained glass, window designer and the Associated Artists created the interior with carved woodwork, marble herringbone-patterned foyer and stenciled walls.
Renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) had a long and prolific career, designing over 1,000 works during his life.
Crystal chandeliers are renowned for the sparkling effect they have in refracting light into your room and especially the dance of light that patterns the surrounding walls.
Dr. Tina Aster, a renowned dermatologist, has joined the list of consultants at Lancome Cosmetics.
One of the earliest and most renowned paper RPG was Dungeons and Dragons.
These wines have been rated a "92" or above by Wine Spectator Magazine, world renowned wine connoisseur Robert Parker and Taster's Guild International.
They are renowned for their Vidal Blanc Ice Wine and a wide variety of dry, vinifera wines.
Fondly referred to as the duke and duchess of the antiques world, the late Ralph Kovel and his wife Terry have been world renowned experts in their field for many years.
Renowned psychologist Carl Rogers emphasized how childhood experiences affect personality development.
Each team will work with a world renowned choreographer and compete in varying styles of dance, each performed with an eclectic mix of music from Latin to Rap to Country.
Feng shui experts, such as the renowned Lillian Too warn against the infamous coffin position and other feng shui pitfalls when placing a bed.
Feng shui practitioner Jami Lin is a renowned expert in the field.
Alison is a certified feng shui consultant trained at the renowned Golden Gate School of Feng Shui.
A renowned expert in the field of feng shui, Ms. Robertson began studying the practice in 1998.
A renowned master in the beauty industry, Frederic Fekkai is recognized internationally for his hairstyling prowess and elegant products.