Definitions for Eminent
ˈɛm ə nəntEmi·nent

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. eminent, high(adj)

   standing above others in quality or position

   "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"

2. eminent, lofty, soaring, towering(adj)

   of imposing height; especially standing out above others

   "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. eminent(Adjective)

   high, lofty; towering; prominent.

2. eminent(Adjective)

   noteworthy, remarkable, great

   His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project.

3. eminent(Adjective)

   of a person, distinguished, important, noteworthy

   In later years, the professor became known as an eminent historian.

Origin: From present participle eminens, eminentis, from verb , from + mineo, related to mons (English mount). Compare with imminent. Unrelated to emanate, which is instead from mano.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Eminent(adj)

   high; lofty; towering; prominent

2. Eminent(adj)

   being, metaphorically, above others, whether by birth, high station, merit, or virtue; high in public estimation; distinguished; conspicuous; as, an eminent station; an eminent historian, statements, statesman, or saint

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Eminent

   em′i-nent, adj. rising above others: conspicuous: distinguished: exalted in rank or office.—ns. Em′inence, Em′inency, a part eminent or rising above the rest: a rising ground: height: distinction: a title of honour: homage: a title given in 1631 to cardinals, till then styled Most Illustrious.—adj. Eminen′tial.—adv. Em′inently.—Eminent domain (dominium eminens), the right by which the supreme authority in a state may compel a proprietor to part with what is his own for the public use. [L. eminens, -entis, pr.p. of eminēre—e, out, minēre, to project.]

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   Alex

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   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Eminent in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Eminent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Eminent in a Sentence

1. Jose Maria Peman, Spanish writer, El Divino Impaciente:

   The most eminent virtue is doing simply what we have to do.

2. Ted Cruz:

   Donald Trump has said he thinks eminent domain is fantastic.

3. Jonathan Swift:

   Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.

4. La Bruy?re:

   Eminent positions make eminent men greater and little men less.

5. Donald Trump:

   The Keystone pipeline -- without eminent domain, you wouldn't go 10 feet, okay?

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