Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Reputation \Rep`u*ta"tion\ (-t?"sh?n), n. [F. r['e]putation, L.
   reputatio a reckoning, consideration. See {Repute}, v. t.]
   1. The estimation in which one is held; character in public
      opinion; the character attributed to a person, thing, or
      action; repute.

            The best evidence of reputation is a man's whole
            life.                                 --Ames.

   2. (Law) The character imputed to a person in the community
      in which he lives. It is admissible in evidence when he
      puts his character in issue, or when such reputation is
      otherwise part of the issue of a case.

   3. Specifically: Good reputation; favorable regard; public
      esteem; general credit; good name.

            I see my reputation is at stake.      --Shak.

            The security of his reputation or good name.
                                                  --Blackstone.

   4. Account; value. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

            [/Christ] made himself of no reputation. --Phil. ii.
                                                  7.

   Syn: Credit; repute; regard; estimation; esteem; honor; fame.
        See the Note under {Character}.

Source : WordNet®

reputation
     n 1: the state of being held in high esteem and honor [syn: {repute}]
          [ant: {disrepute}]
     2: notoriety for some particular characteristic; "his
        reputation for promiscuity"
     3: the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he
        acquired a reputation as an actor before he started
        writing"; "he was a person of bad report" [syn: {report}]