Eminence

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛmɪnÉ™ns/

Origin

From Old French eminence, from Latin ēminēntia ("prominence”, “protuberance”; “eminence”, “excellence").

Full definition of eminence

Noun

1. someone of high rank, reputation or social station
2. the quality or state of being eminent
3. prominence in a particular order or accumulation; esteem
4. (geology) an elevated land area or a hill
• 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy:From the summit of an eminence I had already had a distant view of Osbaldistone Hall, a large and antiquated edifice, peeping out from a Druidical grove of huge oaks ....
5. (anatomy) a protuberance

Synonyms

• distinction
• prominence
• renown
• celebrity

Derived terms

• Eminence (your Eminence), title of honor for a Roman Catholic cardinal