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eminence

[em-uh-nuhns]

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noun

high station, rank, or repute: philosophers of eminence.

a high place or part; a hill or elevation; height.

(initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. a title of honor, applied to cardinals (usually preceded by His or Your).

Anatomy. an elevation or projection, especially on a bone.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin ēminentia, equivalent to ēmin- (base of ēminēre to stand out; see eminent) + -entia -ence

Synonyms
1. conspicuousness, note, fame. 2. prominence.

Antonyms
1. obscurity.

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eminence (ˈɛmɪnəns)

—n
1.	a position of superiority, distinction, high rank, or fame
2.	a high or raised piece of ground
3.	anatomy a projection of an organ or part

[C17: from French, from Latin ēminentia a standing out; see eminent]

Eminence or Eminency (ˈɛmɪnəns)

—n (preceded by Your or His) , pl -nences, -nencies
	a title used to address or refer to a cardinal

Eminency or Eminency

—n

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Word Origin & History

eminence

1620s, from Fr. eminence, from L. eminentia, from eminens "excellent, prominent" (see eminent). As a title of honor (now only of cardinals) it is attested from 1650s. The original Éminence grise (Fr., lit. "gray eminence") was François Leclerc du Trembley (1577-1638),

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confidential agent of Richelieu.

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eminence em·i·nence (ěm'ə-nəns)
n.
The projecting prominent part of an organ, especially a bone.

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