PREEMINENCE

eminence, distinction, preeminence, note

(noun) high status importance owing to marked superiority; “a scholar of great eminence”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

preeminence (countable and uncountable, plural preeminences)

The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant.

High importance; superiority.

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*ëm"i*nence, n. Etym: [F. pré\'82minence, L. praeeminentia. See Preëminent.]

Definition: The quality or state of being preëminent; superiority in prominence or in excellence; distinction above others in quality, rank, etc.; rarely, in a bad sense, superiority or notoriety in evil; as, preëminence in honor. The preëminence of Christianity to any other religious scheme. Addison. Painful preëminence! yourself to view Above life's weakness, and its comforts too. Pope. Beneath the forehead's walled preëminence. Lowell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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