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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 2025
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See also: eminence
French
Noun
éminence f (plural éminences)
- importance, notoriety
- eminence (honorific title)
- (figuratively) beacon; a place of great importance