hall of fame

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hall of fame

noun halls of fame · HoF

  1. capitalized, often, usually A structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals (especially ones of importance to some field), often containing a collection of memorabilia relating to them.
  2. capitalized, usually A group, sometimes formal, of the famed or illustrious in a given field. He was inducted into the Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame.
  3. A high-score table. Scoring is by time taken, percentage of quest completed and charms collected with an overall rating offered. As in Underwurlde there is no Hall of Fame, largely due to the size of the program.

Opposite: hall of shame

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noun

Opposite: hall of shame

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noun hall which honors people of great importance to some field

Españolsalón de la fama
한국어명예의 전당 myeong'yeui jeondang
日本語殿堂 dendō
中文光榮榜 /光荣榜 guāngróngbǎng
Portuguêshall da fama
Françaistemple de la renommée, panthéon
DeutschRuhmeshalle, Hall of Fame
Italianoalbo d'onore
Ελληνικάαίθουσα της φήμης aíthousa tis fímis
Русскийза́ла славы zála slavy
Tiếng Việtđại sảnh danh vọng

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@misc{hall_of_fame_2026,
  title = {hall of fame},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hall%20of%20fame},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}