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Definition of Illustrious

Illustrious
Illustrious Il*lus"tri*ous, a. [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.

Meaning of Illustrious from wikipedia

- Look up illustrious in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Illustrious may refer to: HMS Illustrious, five ships in the Royal Navy Illustrious (album), a...
- HMS Illustrious was a light aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy and the second of three Invincible-class ships constructed in the late 1970s and early...
- The Most Illustrious (Spanish: Ilustrísimo Señor (male) or Ilustrísima Señora (female), literally "Illustrious Sir/Mister") is an honorific prefix that...
- to bear the name HMS Illustrious. The ship's motto is "Vox Non Incerta" which translates as "No Uncertain Sound". HMS Illustrious (1789) was a 74-gun third...
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- The Illustrious class was a class of aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that included some of the most important British warships in the Second World...
- HMS Illustrious was the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy before World War II. Her first ****ignment after completion...
- His/Her Illustrious Highness (abbreviation: H.Ill.H.) is the usual English-language translation of the German word Erlaucht, a style historically attributed...
- The Ín****a Geração (often translated in English as "Illustrious Generation") is a term commonly used by Portuguese historians to refer to a group of...
- "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client" (1924) is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and...