eminence

em·i·nence

 (ĕm′ə-nəns)

n.

1. A position of great distinction or superiority: rose to eminence as a surgeon.

2. A rise of ground; a hill.

3.

a. A person of high station or great achievements.

b. also Eminence Roman Catholic Church Used with His or Your as a title and form of address for a cardinal.

4. A projection or protuberance from the surface of a body part, especially a bone.

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eminence

(ˈɛmɪnəns)

n

1. a position of superiority, distinction, high rank, or fame

2. a high or raised piece of ground

3. (Anatomy) anatomy a projection of an organ or part

Also called: eminency

[C17: from French, from Latin ēminentia a standing out; see eminent]

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Eminence

(ˈɛmɪnəns) or

Eminency

n, pl -nences or -nencies

(Roman Catholic Church) (preceded by: Your or His) a title used to address or refer to a cardinal

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em•i•nence

(ˈɛm ə nəns)

n.

1. high station, rank, or repute.

2. a high elevation; hill or height.

3. (cap.) a title of honor, applied to cardinals (usu. prec. by His or Your).

4. an anatomical projection, esp. on a bone.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	eminence - high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" preeminence, distinction, note high status - a position of superior status king - preeminence in a particular category or group or field; "the lion is the king of beasts"
	2.	eminence - a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament tuberosity, tubercle deltoid eminence, deltoid tuberosity - a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"

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eminence

noun

1. prominence, reputation, importance, fame, celebrity, distinction, note, esteem, rank, dignity, prestige, superiority, greatness, renown, pre-eminence, repute, notability, illustriousness pilots who achieved eminence in the aeronautical world

2. high ground, bank, rise, hill, summit, height, mound, elevation, knoll, hillock, kopje or koppie (S. African) The house is built on an eminence, and has a pleasing prospect.

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eminence

noun

1. A position of exalted widely recognized importance:

distinction, eminency, fame, glory, illustriousness, luster, mark, notability, note, preeminence, prestige, prominence, prominency, renown.

2. A natural land elevation:

hill, prominence, rise.

3. An important, influential person:

character, dignitary, leader, lion, nabob, notability, notable, personage.

Informal: big-timer, heavyweight, somebody, someone, VIP.

Slang: big shot, big wheel, bigwig, muckamuck.

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Translations

تَفَوُّق، بُروز، إمْتِيازصاحِب السُّمُو

eminencefremtrædende position

BerühmtheitEminenz

distinctionéminence

őeminenciája

heiîurstitill kardinálaupphefî; frægî

eminenzaeminenteeminentemente

berømmelse

eminência

возвышение

eminencia

sayınseçkinüstünyüce

地位高的人显赫著名

eminence

[ˈemɪnəns] N

1. (= fame) → prestigio m, renombre m
to gain or win eminence → alcanzar prestigio (as como)

2. (frm) (= hill) → promontorio m, prominencia f

3. (Rel) (= title of cardinal) → eminencia f
His/Your Eminence → Su/Vuestra Eminencia

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eminence

[ˈɛmɪnəns] n

(= distinction) → distinction f (= fame) → renommée f
to achieve eminence → parvenir à une position éminente
intellectual eminence → éminence f intellectuelle
political eminence → éminence f politique

(in titles) His Eminence → son Éminence
Your Eminence → votre Éminence

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eminence

n

(= distinction) → hohes Ansehen; doctors of eminence → (hoch) angesehene Ärzte pl; to achieve eminence → hohes Ansehen erlangen

(of ground) → Erhebung f, → Anhöhe f

(Eccl) His/Your Eminence → Seine/Eure Eminenz

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eminence

[ˈɛmɪnəns] n

a. (fame) → eminenza, reputazione f
to gain or win eminence → farsi un nome or una reputazione

b. (Rel) His Eminence → Sua Eminenza

c. (frm) (hill) → altura

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eminent

(ˈeminənt) adjective

outstanding; distinguished; famous. an eminent lawyer. uitstekend بارِز، مُتَفَوِّق изтъкнат eminente vynikající bedeutend fremtrædende; fremragende διαπρεπήςeminente väljapaistev برجسته؛ ممتاز arvostettu éminent מְפוּרסָם उत्कृष्ट istaknut, ugledan kiemelkedő terkemuka mikils metinn, áberandi, frægur eminente 著名な 탁월한 garsus, įžymus, iškilus izcils; ievērojams bagus eminentframstående, fremragende, eminentwybitny لوړ، جګ، مهم،غوره څرګند، رو ښان، ښكاره eminente. emi­nent знаменитый vynikajúci ugleden slavan framstående, utomordentligt skicklig, eminent ที่เด่น tanınmış 卓越的，傑出的，顯赫的, 著名的 видатний, знаменитий ممتاز xuất chúng 卓越的，显赫的，著名的

ˈeminence

1. distinction; fame. verhewendheid, voortreflikheid تَفَوُّق، بُروز، إمْتِياز известен eminência věhlas die Berühmtheit fremtrædende position; stor anseelse φήμη, διάκρισηeminencia väljapaistvus برتری؛ شهرت arvovalta distinction, éminenceחשיבות, רוממות उत्कर्ष slava kiválóság kemasyuran upphefð; frægð eminenza 著名 고귀, 탁월, 저명 garsumas, įžymumas izcilība; augsts stāvoklis (mākslā, zinātnē) mashyur eminentieberømmelseznakomitość لوړه درجه، لوړه رتبه، لوړوالى: معراج eminência respect, fai­mă знаменитость sláva ugled slava högt anseende, utomordentlig skicklighet โดดเด่น seçkin, üstün 著名，顯赫 високий стан; знаменитість امتیاز sự nổi tiếng 著名，显赫

2. a title of honour used to or of a cardinal. His Eminence Cardinal Kelly. hoogwaardig صاحِب السُّمُو / الرِّفْعَه високопреосвещенство eminência eminence die Eminenz eminence εξοχότητα Eminencia eminents عالیجناب ylhäisyys Éminence הוֹד רוֹממוּתוֹ उपाधि uzoritost őeminenciája Yang Mulia heiðurstitill kardinála Eminenza 猊下 (가톨릭) 예하(猊下) eminencija eminence (kardināla tituls) terkemuka Eminentie Deres Eminense eminencja لوړوالى eminência Eminenţă преосвященство eminencia visokost eminencija eminens สรรพนามที่2และ3สำหรับพูดถึงCardinal sayın...; yüce 閣下 високопреосвященство کارڈنل کو مخاطب کرنے کا لقب Đức giáo chủ 地位高的人

ˈeminently adverb

very. eminently suitable. uiters, besonder, hoogs, by uitstek جِدّا، بِصورَةٍ بارِزَه крайно perfeitamente nesmírně ganz besonders særdeles; højt; overordentligt ιδιαίτερα, εξαιρετικάeminentemente, sumamente silmapaistvalt بسیار erittäin parfaitementמצוין उत्कृष्ट रूप से nadasve, vrlo rendkívül(i módon) sangat ágætlega, alveg sérstaklega assolutamente いちじるしく 저명한 ypač, labai ievērojami; lielā mērā sangat bij uitstek meget, i særklasse znakomicie, wybitnie دیړه perfeitamente foarte чрезвычайно nesmierne zelo izvanredno i högsta grad, synnerligen อย่างมาก çok, pek 非常，完全地 надзвичайно انتہائی một cách nổi bật 非常，不寻常地

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em·i·nence

n. eminencia o prominencia, forma de elevación semejante a la de la superficie de un hueso.

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