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herostratic fame

Syllables: he·ro·strat·ic fame/ˌhɪəɹəʊˌstɹætɪk ˈfeɪm/US/ˌhɪɹoʊˌstɹætɪk ˈfeɪm/

herostratic fame noun: fame (or infamy) won through crime, destruction, or some other misdeed.

Noun (1)

herostratic fame (uncountable)

  1. Fame (or infamy) won through crime, destruction, or some other misdeed.

Noun (2) capitalized: Herostratic fame

Herostratic fame (uncountable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of herostratic fame.
    • One of the staff of the Hôtel de Rambouillet, an unimportant author who acquired Herostratic fame by his attacks on Corneille, and by his bad heroic poem, La Pucelle.1905, Karl Mantzius, translated by Louise von Cossel, “Return to Paris—Molière acts before Louis XIV.—[…]”, in A History of Theatrical Art in Ancient and Modern Times […], volumes IV (Molière and his...
    • The lack of self confidence have^([sic]) made me pursue Herostratic fame; always make myself look good in comparison to others, thus negating the value of others.1993 November 1, Carl H.D. Henriksen Sr., “In the Desert (1990–1994)”, in A Diary of Pain: Journeying Without a Compass, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, published 3 January 2006, →ISBN, part IV...

Forms of herostratic fame

alternative formHerostratic fame

Origin of herostratic fame

Herostratic is derived from Herostratus (learned borrowing from Latin Hērostratus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόστρατος (Hēróstratos) + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns)). Herostratus (died c. 356 B.C.E.) was a Greek arsonist who sought fame by destroying the second Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (now in Izmir Province, Turkey), according to tradition by setting fire to it on 21 July 356 B.C.E., the birth date of Alexander the Great.

Words that rhyme with herostratic fame

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Questions about herostratic fame

What does herostratic fame mean?
Herostratic fame means fame (or infamy) won through crime, destruction, or some other misdeed.
What part of speech is herostratic fame?
Herostratic fame is a noun.
How do you pronounce herostratic fame?
Herostratic fame is pronounced /ˌhɪəɹəʊˌstɹætɪk ˈfeɪm/ (UK).

Words near herostratic fame in the dictionary

  1. heros
  2. heros eponymus
  3. heroship
  4. heroships
  5. herostratic
  6. herostratic fame
  7. herostratically
  8. Herostratos
  9. Herostratus
  10. herotheism
  11. Heroux

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