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eminence
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em·i·nence  (m-nns)
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.

eminence
Noun
1. the state of being well-known and well-respected
2. a piece of high ground

Eminence
Noun
Your or His Eminence a title used to address or refer to a cardinal
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.eminence - high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"
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.eminenceeminence - a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
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"

eminence
noun 2. high ground, bank, rise, hill, summit, height, mound, elevation, knoll, hillock, kopje or koppie S. African
Translations
Spanish eminence [ˈɛmɪnəns] neminencia;
to gain or win eminence → ganarse fama

French eminence [ˈɛmɪnəns] néminence f
German eminence [ˈɛmɪnəns] nBedeutung f
Italian eminence [ˈɛmɪnəns] neminenza

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