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noun
1.
high station, rank, or repute: philosophers of eminence.
2.
a high place or part; a hill or elevation; height.
3.
(initial capital letter) Roman Catholic Church. a title of honor, applied to cardinals (usually preceded by His or Your).
4.
Anatomy. an elevation or projection, especially on a bone.
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Eminence
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Example Sentences
- Your eminence, the planet is in grave danger.
- There's nothing wrong with eminence grise, my dear.
- He got to this eminence through a 20-year climb up from nowhere.
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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),
EXPANDconfidential agent of Richelieu.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
eminence em·i·nence (ěm'ə-nəns)
n.
The projecting prominent part of an organ, especially a bone.
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