eminence

See also éminence

English

Etymology

From the Latin ēminēntia (“prominence”, “protuberance”; “eminence”, “excellence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛmɪnəns/, X-SAMPA: /"EmIn@ns/

Noun

eminence (plural eminences)

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

Translations

an elevated land area or a hill

• Armenian: բարձունք (hy) (barjunk’)

  Old Armenian: դար (dar)

• Bulgarian: възвишение (bg) (vǎzvišenie) n
• Turkish: tepe (tr)

protuberance

• Turkish: çıkıntı (tr), eminans (tr), kabartı (tr)

External links

Wikipedia article on Roman Catholic Church

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