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Webster 1913 Edition


Eminence

Em′i-nence

,
Noun.
[L.
eminentia
, fr.
eminens
eminent: cf. F.
éminence
.]
1.
That which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a height.
Without either
eminences
or cavities.
Dryden.
The temple of honor ought to be seated on an
eminence
.
Burke.
2.
An elevated condition among men; a place or station above men in general, either in rank, office, or celebrity; social or moral loftiness; high rank; distinction; preferment.
Milton.
You ’ve too a woman's heart, which ever yet
Affected
eminence
, wealth, sovereignty.
Shakespeare
3.
A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church.

Webster 1828 Edition


Eminence

EM'INENCE


Definition 2024


éminence

éminence

See also: eminence

French

Noun

éminence f (plural éminences)

  1. importance, notoriety
  2. eminence (honorific title)
  3. (figuratively) beacon; a place of great importance

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