eminence.

1. A position of outstanding distinction, reputation, or importance.

2. A raised place or projection, such as an elevation of land or a named prominence in anatomy.

3. A title of address used for a cardinal, conventionally in Your Eminence or His Eminence.

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Words that belong together

• professional eminence
• a scholar of eminence

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Her professional eminence did not spare the new findings from scrutiny.

The family traded on an eminence the youngest members had done nothing to earn.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Usually uncountable for standing; plural eminences for elevations, distinguished figures, or holders of the title. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.