Definitions for infame
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Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Infameverb

   To represent to disadvantage; to defame; to censure publickly; to make infamous; to brand.

   Etymology: infamer, Fr. infamo, Lat.

   Livia is infamed for the poisoning of her husband. Francis Bacon.

   Hitherto obscur'd, infam'd,
   And thy fair fruit let hang, as to no end
   Created. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

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1. infame

   In ancient Roman culture, infamia (in-, "not," and fama, "reputation") was a loss of legal or social standing. As a technical term of Roman law, infamia was an official exclusion from the legal protections enjoyed by a Roman citizen, as imposed by a censor or praetor. More generally, especially during the Republic and Principate, infamia was informal damage to one's esteem or reputation. A person who suffered infamia was an infamis (plural infames). Infamia was an "inescapable consequence" for certain professionals, including undertakers, executioners, prostitutes and pimps, entertainers such as actors and dancers, and gladiators. Two jurists of the later Imperial era argue against the "infamous" status of charioteers, on the grounds that athletic competitions were not mere entertainment but "seem useful" as instructive displays of Roman strength and virtus. Infames could not, for instance, provide testimony in a court of law. They were liable to corporal punishment, which was usually reserved for slaves. The infamia of entertainers did not exclude them from socializing among the Roman elite, and entertainers who were "stars", both men and women, sometimes became the lovers of such high-profile figures as Mark Antony and the dictator Sulla. A passive homosexual who was "outed" might also be subject to social infamia, although if he were a citizen he might retain his legal standing.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infameverb

   to defame; to make infamous

2. Etymology: [L. infamare, fr. infamis infamous: cf. F. infamer, It. infamare. See Infamous.]

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1. Infame

   Infame is the seventh album by Argentine rock group Babasónicos.

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1. famine

How to pronounce infame?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of infame in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of infame in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=infame
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infame
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infame
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=infame