EMINENCE
\ˈɛmɪnəns], \ˈɛmɪnəns], \ˈɛ_m_ɪ_n_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of EMINENCE
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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An elevated condition among men; a place or station above men in general, either in rank, office, or celebrity; social or moral loftiness; high rank; distinction; preferment.
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A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church.
By Oddity Software
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An elevated condition among men; a place or station above men in general, either in rank, office, or celebrity; social or moral loftiness; high rank; distinction; preferment.
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A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church.
By Noah Webster.
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That which is lofty; elevation; height; exalted rank station, etc.: Eminence, a title given to cardinals. Also, eminency.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By Robley Dunglison
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n. Elevation; height;—a rising ground; projecting part or place; highest part; summit:—an elevated station among men; rank; official dignity; preferment; high estimation; fame; conspicuousness; celebrity;—a title given to cardinals.
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Loftiness, height; summit, highest part; exaltation, conspicuousness, reputation, celebrity; supreme degree; notice, distinction; a title given to cardinals.
By Thomas Sheridan
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