Prestige

n.	1.	Delusion; illusion; trick. The sophisms of infidelity, and the prestiges of imposture. - Bp. Warburton.
	2.	Weight or influence derived from past success; expectation of future achievements founded on those already accomplished; force or charm derived from acknowledged character or reputation.

Noun

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prestige - a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.; "he wanted to achieve power and prestige" Synonyms: prestigiousness

accomplishment, admiration, adoration, apotheosis, appreciation, approbation, approval, ascendancy, authority, awe, breathless adoration, cachet, celebrity, charisma, charm, clout, consequence, consideration, control, courtesy, credit, deanship, deference, deification, dignity, distinction, dominance, domination, duty, effect, eminence, enchantment, esteem, estimation, exaggerated respect, excellence, face, favor, force, glamor, glory, good feeling, great respect, greatness, hero worship, high place, high regard, hold, homage, honor, idolatry, idolization, illustriousness, incidental power, incomparability, influentiality, influentialness, inimitability, insinuation, kudos, lead, leadership, leverage, magnetism, majority, mastery, memorability, moment, notability, noteworthiness, one-upmanship, personality, persuasion, position, potency, power, precedence, predominance, predomination, preeminence, preponderance, prepotence, prepotency, prerogative, pressure, primacy, priority, privilege, prominence, purchase, rank, regard, reign, remarkableness, repute, respect, reverence, reverential regard, right-of-way, rule, salience, say, seniority, significance, skill, standing, stardom, state, station, stature, status, suasion, subtle influence, success, suggestion, superiority, supremacy, sway, transcendence, transcendency, upper hand, veneration, virtuosity, weightiness, whip hand, worship

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