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  2. Kleos - Wikipedia

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    Kleos (Ancient Greek: κλέος) is the Greek word often translated to "renown" or "glory". It is related to the English word "loud" and carries the implied meaning of "what others hear about you". A Greek hero earns kleos through accomplishing great deeds.

  3. Renown - Wikipedia

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    Renown may refer to: Celebrity, fame and broad public recognition; Companies. Renown (company), a Japanese clothing brand; Renown Health, a healthcare network in ...

  4. Roger - Wikipedia

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    From c. 1650 up to c. 1870, Roger was slang for the word "penis". [5] [6] [7] In Under Milk Wood, Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual double entendre and the pirate term "Jolly Roger".

  5. Glory (honor) - Wikipedia

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    Achilles mourning the death of Patroclus. Corinthian Chytra. Kleos (Greek: κλέος) is the Greek word often translated to "renown", or "glory". It is related to the word for "to hear" and carries the implied meaning of "what others hear about you".

  6. Renown (company) - Wikipedia

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    Renown Incorporated (Japanese: 株式会社 レナウン, Kabushiki gaisha Renaun) is a Japanese company mainly involved in textile and clothing production. On May 15, 2020, Renown filed for bankruptcy after it struggled to collect substantial debts owed to them by their Chinese owner and the COVID-19 pandemic hit sales sharply.

  7. Pheme - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Pheme (/ ˈ f iː m iː / FEE-mee; Greek: Φήμη, Phēmē; Roman equivalent: Fama), also known as Ossa in Homeric sources, [1] was the personification of fame and renown, her favour being notability, her wrath being scandalous rumours.

  8. Glory (religion) - Wikipedia

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    Glory (from the Latin gloria, "fame, renown") is used to describe the manifestation of God's presence as perceived by humans according to the Abrahamic religions.. Divine glory is an important motif throughout Christian theology, where God is regarded as the most glorious being in existence, and it is considered that human beings are created in the Image of God and can share or participate ...

  9. List of common false etymologies of English words - Wikipedia

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    It is in fact derived from Greek ἀδάμας, meaning indomitable. There was a further confusion about whether the substance referred to is diamond or lodestone. Buck: The use of "buck" to mean "dollar" did not originate from a practice of referring to African slaves as "bucks" (male deer) when trading. [52] "