Definition of Eminence

1. Noun. High status importance owing to marked superiority. "A scholar of great eminence"

Exact synonyms: Distinction, Note, Preeminence
Generic synonyms: High Status
Specialized synonyms: King
Derivative terms: Eminent, Preeminent

2. Noun. A protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament.
Exact synonyms: Tubercle, Tuberosity
Specialized synonyms: Deltoid Eminence, Deltoid Tuberosity
Generic synonyms: Appendage, Outgrowth, Process
Derivative terms: Tubercular, Tuberous

Definition of Eminence

1. n. That which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a height.

Definition of Eminence

1. high station or rank [n -S]

Medical Definition of Eminence

1. 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. "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. Origin: L. Eminentia, fr. Eminens eminent: cf. F. Eminence. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eminence

Emilia-Romagna
Emiliano Zapata
Emilia coccinea
Emilia flammea
Emilia javanica
Emilia sagitta
Emilie Charlotte le Breton
Emily Bronte
Emily Dickinson
Emily Jane Bronte
Emily Post
Emily Price Post
Emil Hermann Fischer
Emil Klaus Julius Fuchs
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eminence of concha
eminence of scapha
eminence of triangular fossa of auricle
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eminentia abducentis
eminentia arcuata
eminentia articularis ossis temporalis
eminentia carpi radialis

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