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   eminence

   /ˈɛmɪnəns/

   noun

   • 1. fame or acknowledged superiority within a particular sphere: "her eminence in cinematography" Similar illustriousnessdistinctionrenownpre-eminencenotabilitygreatnesscalibreprestigeimportancereputationreputenotefamecelebrityprominencestaturestandingrankstation
   • ▪ an important or distinguished person: "the Lord Chancellor canvassed the views of various legal eminences" Similar important personinfluential persondistinguished persondignitaryluminaryworthygrandeenotablenotabilitypersonageleading lightVIPinformal:somebodysomeonebigwigbig shotbig noisebig gunbig cheesenoblady muckheavyweightbig wheelbig kahunatop bananabig enchilada
   • ▪ a title or form of address given to a Roman Catholic cardinal: "His Eminence, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey"
   • 2. a piece of rising ground: formal, literary "an eminence commanding the River Emme" Similar elevationriserising/raised groundheighthillbankmound
   • ▪ a slight projection from the surface of the body: "a swelling on the lower surface of the brain termed the median eminence"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin eminentia, from eminere ‘jut, project’.

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