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Eminence

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Eminence
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]


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