'Preeminence' definitions:
Definition of 'preeminence'
(from WordNet)
noun
High status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" [syn: eminence, distinction, preeminence, note]
Definition of 'Preeminence'
From: GCIDE
- Preeminence \Pre*["e]m"i*nence\, n. [F. pr['e]['e]minence, L. praeeminentia. See {Pre["e]minent}.] The quality or state of being pre["e]minent; superiority in prominence or in excellence; distinction above others in quality, rank, etc.; rarely, in a bad sense, superiority or notoriety in evil; as, pre["e]minence in honor. [1913 Webster]
- The pre["e]minence of Christianity to any other religious scheme. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- Painful pre["e]minence! yourself to view Above life's weakness, and its comforts too. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- Beneath the forehead's walled pre["e]minence. --Lowell. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'preeminence'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accent,
- accomplishment,
- ascendance,
- ascendancy,
- balance of power,
- concern,
- concernment,
- consequence,
- consequentiality,
- consideration,
- deanship,
- distinction,
- dominance,
- dominancy,
- domination,
- dominion,
- eminent domain,
- emphasis,
- excellence,
- exquisiteness,
- favor,
- greatness,
- high order,
- high rank,
- illustriousness,
- import,
- importance,
- incomparability,
- inimitability,
- interest,
- kudos,
- lead,
- magnificence,
- majority,
- mark,
- marvelousness,
- masterdom,
- matchlessness,
- materiality,
- merit,
- moment,
- note,
- one-upmanship,
- overlordship,
- paramountcy,
- peerlessness,
- precedence,
- predominance,
- predominancy,
- predomination,
- preponderance,
- preponderancy,
- prepotence,
- prepotency,
- prerogative,
- prestige,
- primacy,
- principality,
- priority,
- privilege,
- prominence,
- renown,
- right-of-way,
- self-importance,
- seniority,
- significance,
- skill,
- sovereignty,
- splendidness,
- splendiferousness,
- stress,
- success,
- superbness,
- supereminence,
- superexcellence,
- superfineness,
- superiority,
- supremacy,
- suzerainship,
- suzerainty,
- transcendence,
- transcendency,
- unsurpassedness,
- upper hand,
- value,
- virtuosity,
- weight,
- whip hand,
- worth