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eminence

Syllabification: (em·i·nence)
Pronunciation: /ˈemənəns/
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Definition of eminence

noun

  • 1fame or recognized superiority, especially within a particular sphere or profession:her eminence in cinematography
  • an important, influential, or distinguished person:the Lord Chancellor canvassed the views of various legal eminences
  • (His/Your Eminence) a title given to a Roman Catholic cardinal, or used in addressing him:His Eminence, Thomas Cardinal Wolsey
  • 2 formal or literary a piece of rising ground:an eminence commanding the River Emme
  • Anatomy a slight projection from the surface of a part of the body.

Origin:

Middle English: from Latin eminentia, from eminere 'jut, project'

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