eminence : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: eminence	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for eminence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eminence n high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" Synonym(s): eminence, distinction, preeminence, note a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament Synonym(s): tuberosity, tubercle, eminence
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eminence \Em"i*nence\, n. [L. eminentia, fr. eminens eminent: cf. F. [82]minence.] 1. That which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a height. Without either eminences or cavities. --Dryden. The temple of honor ought to be seated on an eminence. --Burke. 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. You 've too a woman's heart, which ever yet Affected eminence, wealth, sovereignty. --Shak. 3. A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Eminence, KY (city, FIPS 24904) Location: 38.36538 N, 85.17432 W Population (1990): 2055 (925 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 40019 Eminence, MO (city, FIPS 22276) Location: 37.14627 N, 91.35853 W Population (1990): 582 (303 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65466