Definitions for eminence
ˈɛm ə nənsem·i·nence

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. eminence, distinction, preeminence, notenoun

   high status importance owing to marked superiority

   "a scholar of great eminence"

2. tuberosity, tubercle, eminencenoun

   a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eminencenoun

   someone of high rank, reputation or social station

2. eminencenoun

   the quality or state of being eminent

3. eminencenoun

   prominence in a particular order or accumulation; esteem

4. eminencenoun

   an elevated land area or a hill

5. eminencenoun

   a protuberance

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eminence, Eminencynoun

   Etymology: eminentia, Latin.

   1. Loftiness; height.2. Summit; highest part.

   Mountains abound with different vegetables, every vertex or eminency affording new kinds. John Ray, on the Creation.

   3. A part rising above the rest.

   They must be smooth, almost imperceptible to the touch, and without either eminence or cavities. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   4. A place where one is exposed to general notice.

   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.

   5. Exaltation; conspicuousness; state of being exposed to view; reputation; celebrity; fame; preferment; greatness.

   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.

   6. Supreme degree.

   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.

   7. Notice; distinction.

   Let your remembrance still apply to Banquo;
   Present him eminence both with eye and tongue. William Shakespeare, Macb.

   8. A title given to cardinals.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eminencenoun

   that which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a height

2. 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

3. Eminencenoun

   a title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church

4. Etymology: [L. eminentia, fr. eminens eminent: cf. F. minence.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eminence

   A high or rising ground overlooking the country around.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. 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

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of eminence in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of eminence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of eminence in a Sentence

1. John Kenneth Galbraith:

   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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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=eminence
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Eminence
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=eminence
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eminence
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=eminence
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=eminence
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html