eminence (redirected from iliopubic eminence)

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.

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eminence [ˈɛmɪnəns]

n pl -nences

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

2. a high or raised piece of ground

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy a projection of an organ or part Also eminency

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

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Eminence [ˈɛmɪnəns], Eminency

n pl -nences, -nencies

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

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.

Translations

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

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

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

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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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