illustrious

And I realized that a man had to be pretty sure of himself, because she was quite an illustrious person.
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Terman and his assistant relied on biographical accounts of illustrious individuals to compute the scores.
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Sunday's event would have been much better served had its illustrious panel reckoned honestly with this question.
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Downton Abbey, she said, stands out in her long and illustrious career because of “its universal appeal.”
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In March Sinclair released a deeply researched book years in the making documenting her illustrious family history.
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"Most illustrious caballero, Don Alcala de Aguilera, we have met before," said the man.
The Spanish Cavalier|Charlotte Maria Tucker
The illustrious guide—the King of the Law—has left us; the whole world is empty and afflicted.
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity|Sir Monier Monier-Williams
Blessed be thou, thou art a prince and born in the illustrious line of Matsyas.
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Nor was the liberality of that illustrious citizen confined to the walls of Athens.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon
The illustrious old constable was a man of great intelligence.
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British Dictionary definitions for illustrious

illustrious

/ (ɪˈlʌstrɪəs) /

adjective

of great renown; famous and distinguished

glorious or greatillustrious deeds

obsolete shining

Derived forms of illustrious

illustriously, adverbillustriousness, noun

Word Origin for illustrious

C16: from Latin illustris bright, distinguished, famous, from illustrāre to make light; see illustrate

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