Prestigious

Usage examples of honored.

Cyril, who, since his death, has been honored with the title of Saint, were displayed in the exercise, rather than in the acquisition, of his episcopal dignity.

They were received with the acclamations of the Africans, who honored their virtues, and who, since the visit of Hadrian, had never beheld the majesty of a Roman emperor.

They relieved the poverty of the barbarians, honored their merit, and recompensed their fidelity.

Nor can the number of thirty be completed, unless we include in the account the women and children who were honored with the Imperial title.

In the East, Licinius and Maximin honored with more real consideration their benefactor Galerius.

The first time that Constantine honored the senate with his presence, he recapitulated his own services and exploits in a modest oration, assured that illustrious order of his sincere regard, and promised to reestablish its ancient dignity and privileges.

The gardens of Nero were destined for the melancholy spectacle, which was accompanied with a horse-race and honored with the presence of the emperor, who mingled with the populace in the dress and attitude of a charioteer.

The session, which lasted about two months, was frequently honored by the presence of the emperor.

By these voluntary fasts, he prepared his senses and his understanding for the frequent and familiar visits with which he was honored by the celestial powers.

Julian, who despised the Christians, honored Athanasius with his sincere and peculiar hatred.

About fifty years afterwards, the same banks were honored by the presence of Samuel, the judge and prophet of the people of Israel.

Justinian solicited the friendship of the usurper, who honored with a slight tribute the supremacy of his prince.

The system of Apollinaris was strenuously encountered by the Asiatic and Syrian divines whose schools are honored by the names of Basil, Gregory and Chrysostom, and tainted by those of Diodorus, Theodore, and Nestorius.

The sect which was honored by the virtues of Abulpharagius appears, however, to sink below the level of their Nestorian brethren.

He instantly dismounted to present the pilgrim with his camel, her rich caparison, and a purse of four thousand pieces of gold, excepting only the sword, either for its intrinsic value, or as the gift of an honored kinsman.