Pronunciation: /ˈɛmɪnəns/
noun
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1 [mass noun] fame or acknowledged superiority within a particular sphere: her eminence in cinematography
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2 [count noun] an important or distinguished person: the Lord Chancellor canvassed the views of various legal eminences
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(His/Your Eminence) a title or form of address given to a Roman Catholic cardinal: His Eminence, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
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3 formal or literary a piece of rising ground: an eminence commanding the River Emme
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Anatomy a slight projection from the surface of the body: a swelling on the lower surface of the brain termed the median eminence
