celebrated Copy link Outline 1. cĕlĕber, bris, bre2. nōbĭlis, e • celebrated: 1. cĕlĕber, bris, bre: Daedalus very c. for his skill in constructive art, Daedalus ingenio fabrae celeberrimus artis, Ov.: a name c. with praise, nomen celebre laudibus, Liv. 2. nōbĭlis, e: a very c. pair of gladiators, gladiatorum par nobilissimum, Cic.: Corinth c. for its bronze, n. aere Corinthus, Ov. Phr.: this man is very c., hic in maxima gloria est, Cic.: he has become very c. for his most faithful observance of friendship, ob amicitiam summa fide servatam maximam gloriam cepit, Cic.: the injustice of men will make your greatness c., illustrabit tuam amplitudinem hominum injuria, Cic.: v. famous, illustrious, distinguished.