Definition of Hall of fame

1. Noun. A building containing trophies honoring famous people.

Generic synonyms: Building, Edifice
Specialized synonyms: National Baseball Hall Of Fame

Definition of Hall of fame

1. Noun. (chiefly sports) Collection of memorabilia relating to a specific field which honors among other things people of great importance to that field. ¹

2. Noun. (video games) high-score table ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hall Of Fame

halisteresis
halisteretic
halite
halites
halitic
halitoses
halitosis
halitotic
halitous
halituous
halitus
halituses
halk
hall
hall effect
hall of fame (current term)
hall of mirrors
hall of residence
hall of shame
hall porter
hallachrome
hallage
hallages
hallah
hallahs
hallal
hallali
hallalis
hallalled

Literary usage of Hall of fame

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Orations, Addresses and Speeches of Chauncey M. Depew by Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1910)
"DEDICATION OF hall of fame ADDRESS AT THE hall of fame, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, ... It was a happy thought which moved the donor of this Hall of Fame, ..."

2. The African Abroad: Or, His Evolution in Western Civilization, Tracing His by William Henry Ferris (1913)
"... Almost Reached the Pinnacle of Fame and Almost Found a Place in the Negro Hall of Fame. Now we come to the most momentous question in the entire book. ..."

3. Ballads of Old New York by Arthur Guiterman (1920)
"THE hall of fame University Heights, overlooking the Har- lem, stands the Hall of Fame erected to honor the names of great Americans and dedicated in June, ..."

4. Annual Report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society to by American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society (1912)
"hall of fame. Rules for Election Amended. In our Thirteenth Annual Report (1908) we gave an official account of the Hall of Fame established at New York ..."

5. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1903)
"American immortals ; record of men whose names are inscribed in the Hall of Fame. $10. Putnam. Smith. One hundred famous Americans, with article on Hall of ..."

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