éminence
French edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin eminentia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
éminence f (plural éminences)
- importance, notoriety
- eminence (honorific title)
- (figuratively) beacon; a place of great importance
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “éminence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.