What does eminence mean?
Definitions for eminence
ˈɛm ə nənsem·i·nence
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Princeton's WordNet
eminence, distinction, preeminence, notenoun
high status importance owing to marked superiority
"a scholar of great eminence"
tuberosity, tubercle, eminencenoun
a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
Wiktionary
eminencenoun
someone of high rank, reputation or social station
eminencenoun
the quality or state of being eminent
eminencenoun
prominence in a particular order or accumulation; esteem
eminencenoun
an elevated land area or a hill
eminencenoun
a protuberance
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Eminence, Eminencynoun
Etymology: eminentia, Latin.
Mountains abound with different vegetables, every vertex or eminency affording new kinds. John Ray, on the Creation.
They must be smooth, almost imperceptible to the touch, and without either eminence or cavities. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.
A satyr or libel on one of the common stamp, never meets with that reception as what is aimed at a person whose merit places him upon an eminence, and gives him a more conspicuous figure. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 256.
You’ve too a woman’s heart, which ever yet
Affected eminence, wealth, sovereignty. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.Alterations are attributed to the powerfullest under princes, where the eminency of one obscureth the rest. Henry Wotton.
He deserv’d no such return
From me, whom he created what I was,
In that bright eminence; and with his good
Upbraided none. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. iv. l. 44.Where men cannot arrive to any eminency of estate, yet religion makes a compensation, by teaching content. John Tillotson.
These two were men of eminency, of learning as well as piety. Edward Stillingfleet, Def. of Disc. on Rom. Idol.
Whatever pure thou in the body enjoy’st,
And pure thou wert created, we enjoy
In eminence. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. viii. l. 624.Let your remembrance still apply to Banquo;
Present him eminence both with eye and tongue. William Shakespeare, Macb.
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eminence
Eminence refers to a position of superiority, high status, or prominence, usually in a specified profession or field. It can also refer to a person of such high status. Additionally, in a geographical context, it refers to a piece of high ground or a notable, elevated feature in a landscape.
Webster Dictionary
Eminencenoun
that which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a height
Eminencenoun
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
Eminencenoun
a title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church
Etymology: [L. eminentia, fr. eminens eminent: cf. F. minence.]
Wikidata
Eminence
Eminence is a city in Shannon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 600 at the time of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Shannon County.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
eminence
A high or rising ground overlooking the country around.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
eminence
A high or rising ground, which overlooks and commands the low places about it. Such places, within cannon-shot of any fortified place, are a great disadvantage, if the besiegers become masters of them.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of eminence in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of eminence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of eminence in a Sentence
An important antidote to American democracy is American gerontocracy. The positions of eminence and authority in Congress are allotted in accordance with length of service, regardless of quality. Superficial observers have long criticized the United States for making a fetish of youth. This is unfair. Uniquely among modern organs of public and private administration, its national legislature rewards senility.
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