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Ignoble :: Ignoble (a.) Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble.

Starling :: Starlike (a.) Shining; bright; illustrious.

Honorable :: Honorable (a.) Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

Valhalla :: Valhalla (n.) Fig.: A hall or temple adorned with statues and memorials of a nation's heroes; specifically, the Pantheon near Ratisbon, in Bavaria, consecrated to the illustrious dead of all Germany..

Dignify :: Dignify (v. t.) To invest with dignity or honor; to make illustrious; to give distinction to; to exalt in rank; to honor.

Brighten :: Brighten (a.) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to..

Distinguished :: Distinguished (a.) Separated from others by distinct difference; having, or indicating, superiority; eminent or known; illustrious; -- applied to persons and deeds..

Illustrious :: Illustrious (a.) Possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid.

Name :: Name (n.) Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable estimation; distinction..

Gloried :: Gloried (a.) Illustrious; honorable; noble.

Shining :: Shining (a.) Splendid; illustrious; brilliant; distinguished; conspicious; as, a shining example of charity..

Hero :: Hero (n.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules..

House :: House (n.) A family of ancestors, descendants, and kindred; a race of persons from the same stock; a tribe; especially, a noble family or an illustrious race; as, the house of Austria; the house of Hanover; the house of Israel..

Deed :: Deed (v. t.) Illustrious act; achievement; exploit.

Medal :: Medal (n.) A piece of metal in the form of a coin, struck with a device, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or an illustrious person, or to serve as a reward..

Litotes :: Litotes (n.) A diminution or softening of statement for the sake of avoiding censure or increasing the effect by contrast with the moderation shown in the form of expression; as, a citizen of no mean city, that is, of an illustrious city..

High :: High (superl.) Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family..

Splendid :: Splendent (a.) Very conspicuous; illustrious.

Illustrate :: Illustrate (v. t.) To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to glorify.

Illustriously :: Illustriously (adv.) In a illustrious manner; conspicuously; eminently; famously.

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