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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
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
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See also: éminence
English
Noun
eminence (countable and uncountable, plural eminences)
- someone of high rank, reputation or social status.
- the quality or state of being eminent.
- prominence in a particular order or accumulation; esteem.
- (geology) an elevated land area or a hill.
- 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy:
- From the summit of an eminence I had already had a distant view of Osbaldistone Hall, a large and antiquated edifice, peeping out from a Druidical grove of huge oaks [...].
- 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy:
- (anatomy) a protuberance.
- (uncountable) A dark purple color.
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:eminence.
-
eminence colour:
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (someone of high rank, reputation or social status): obscurity
- (the quality or state of being eminent): mediocrity
Derived terms
- Eminence (your Eminence), title of honor for a Roman Catholic cardinal
Translations
an elevated land area or a hill
someone of high rank, reputation or social status
the quality or state of being eminent
(geology) an elevated land area or a hill.
color