'Eminence' definitions:
Definition of 'eminence'
(from WordNet)
noun
High status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" [syn: eminence, distinction, preeminence, note]
noun
A protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament [syn: tuberosity, tubercle, eminence]
Definition of 'Eminence'
From: GCIDE
- Eminence \Em"i*nence\, n. [L. eminentia, fr. eminens eminent: cf. F. ['e]minence.]
- 1. That which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a height. [1913 Webster]
- Without either eminences or cavities. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- The temple of honor ought to be seated on an eminence. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- You 've too a woman's heart, which ever yet Affected eminence, wealth, sovereignty. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'eminence'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acme,
- aerial heights,
- altitude,
- apex,
- ascendancy,
- august,
- authority,
- bas-relief,
- bellying,
- big-name,
- big-time,
- big-timer,
- bigwig,
- boldness,
- bulging,
- ceiling,
- celebrated,
- charisma,
- charm,
- chief,
- clout,
- consequence,
- conspicuousness,
- control,
- credit,
- dignitary,
- dignity,
- distinction,
- distinguished,
- dizzy heights,
- dominance,
- dominant,
- domination,
- effect,
- elevation,
- embossment,
- eminent,
- enchantment,
- esteem,
- ether,
- exaltation,
- exalted,
- excellence,
- excrescence,
- excrescency,
- extrusion,
- fame,
- famed,
- famousness,
- favor,
- force,
- gibbosity,
- gibbousness,
- glory,
- good feeling,
- grandeur,
- great,
- greatness,
- hauteur,
- heaven,
- heavens,
- height,
- heighth,
- heights,
- heroism,
- high mightiness,
- high relief,
- highness,
- hold,
- honor,
- illustrious,
- illustriousness,
- importance,
- important,
- incidental power,
- influence,
- influentiality,
- influentialness,
- insinuation,
- kudos,
- leader,
- leadership,
- leverage,
- lift,
- lion,
- loftiness,
- lofty,
- low relief,
- luminary,
- magnanimity,
- magnetism,
- majesty,
- mark,
- mastery,
- memorability,
- moment,
- nobility,
- noble,
- notability,
- notable,
- note,
- noteworthiness,
- Olympian heights,
- outstandingness,
- peak,
- perpendicular distance,
- personality,
- persuasion,
- potency,
- power,
- precedence,
- predominance,
- preeminence,
- preeminent,
- preponderance,
- prepotency,
- pressure,
- prestige,
- priority,
- projection,
- prominence,
- prominent,
- protrusion,
- protuberance,
- protuberancy,
- purchase,
- raise,
- rank,
- reign,
- relief,
- remarkableness,
- renown,
- renowned,
- reputation,
- repute,
- rise,
- rising ground,
- rule,
- salience,
- salient,
- say,
- seniority,
- significance,
- sky,
- stature,
- steep,
- stratosphere,
- suasion,
- sublimity,
- subtle influence,
- suggestion,
- supereminence,
- superiority,
- supremacy,
- sway,
- tallness,
- toploftiness,
- tuberosity,
- tuberousness,
- upper hand,
- uprise,
- vantage ground,
- vantage point,
- VIP,
- weight,
- weightiness,
- well-known,
- whip hand,
- zenith
Eminence, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Eminence, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
Population (2000) :
2231
Housing Units (2000) :
998
Land area (2000) :
2.146753 sq. miles (5.560065 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.008024 sq. miles (0.020781 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.154777 sq. miles (5.580846 sq. km)
FIPS code :
24904
Located within :
Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location :
38.368127 N, 85.180449 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
40019
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Eminence, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Eminence, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000) :
548
Housing Units (2000) :
316
Land area (2000) :
1.886745 sq. miles (4.886647 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.886745 sq. miles (4.886647 sq. km)
FIPS code :
22276
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
37.148448 N, 91.358896 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
65466
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.