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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Illustrious \Il*lus"tri*ous\, adjective [L. illustris, prob. for illuxtris; fr. il- in + the root of lucidus bright: cf. F. illustre. See {Lucid}.]
1. Possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid.
Quench the light; thine eyes are guides illustrious. --Beau. & Fl.
2. Characterized by greatness, nobleness, etc.; eminent; conspicuous; distinguished.
Illustrious earls, renowened everywhere. --Drayton.
3. Conferring luster or honor; renowned; as, illustrious deeds or titles.
Syn: Distinguished; famous; remarkable; brilliant; conspicuous; noted; celebrated; signal; renowened; eminent; exalted; noble; glorious. See {Distinguished}, {Famous}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
illustrious
adjective
1: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: {celebrated}, {famed}, {far-famed}, {famous}, {notable}, {noted}, {renowned}]
2: having or conferring glory; "an illustrious achievement"
3: having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family" [syn: {glorious}, {redoubtable}, {respected}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "illustrious": acclaimed, bright, brilliant, celebrated, charismatic, conspicuous, distinguished, eminent, esteemed, famed, famous, glamorous, glorious, great, honored, important, lofty, lustrous, magic, notable, noted, numinous, outstanding, prominent, radiant, renowned, respected, resplendent, shining, signal, splendent, splendid, splendorous, splendrous, striking, sublime, venerable, well-known
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
ILLUSTRIOUS, adjective Suitably placed for the shafts of malice, envy and detraction.
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