EMINENCES

Noun

eminences

plural of eminence

Anagrams

• semencine

Source: Wiktionary


EMINENCE

Em"i*nence, n. Etym: [L. eminentia, fr. eminens eminent: cf. F. Ă©minence.]

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 eminence, wealth, sovereignty. Shak.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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