Definition of eminence

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Eminence (n.) 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..

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Thenar :: Thenar (n.) The prominence of the palm above the base of the thumb; the thenar eminence; the ball of the thumb. Sometimes applied to the corresponding part of the foot.
Parachute :: Parachute (n.) A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence..
Rank :: Rank (n. & v.) Elevated grade or standing; high degree; high social position; distinction; eminence; as, a man of rank..
Eminence :: Eminence (n.) 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..
Wheal :: Wheal (n.) Specifically (Med.), a flat, burning or itching eminence on the skin, such as is produced by a mosquito bite, or in urticaria..
Title :: Title (n.) An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preeminence (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke marquis, honorable, esquire, etc..
Bible :: Bible (n.) The Book by way of eminence, -- that is, the book which is made up of the writings accepted by Christians as of divine origin and authority, whether such writings be in the original language, or translated; the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments; -- sometimes in a restricted sense, the Old Testament; as, King James's Bible; Douay Bible; Luther's Bible. Also, the book which is made up of writings similarly accepted by the Jews; as, a rabbinical Bible..
Eminency :: Eminency (n.) State of being eminent; eminence.
Nobility :: Nobility (n.) The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; eminence.
Mountain :: Mountain (n.) A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land; earth and rock forming an isolated peak or a ridge; an eminence higher than a hill; a mount..
Capitalness :: Capitalness (n.) The quality of being capital; preeminence.
Ladder :: Ladder (v. i.) That which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, that by means of which one attains to eminence..
Balker :: Balker (n.) A person who stands on a rock or eminence to espy the shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass; a conder; a huer..
Distinction :: Distinction (n.) Conspicuous station; eminence; superiority; honorable estimation; as, a man of distinction..
Mark :: Mark (n.) Preeminence; high position; as, particians of mark; a fellow of no mark..
Nab :: Nab (n.) The summit of an eminence.
Hommock :: Hommock (n.) A small eminence of a conical form, of land or of ice; a knoll; a hillock. See Hummock..
Hypothenar :: Hypothenar (a.) Of or pertaining to the prominent part of the palm of the hand above the base of the little finger, or a corresponding part in the forefoot of an animal; as, the hypothenar eminence..
Hill :: Hill (n.) A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain..
Scarry :: Scarry (a.) Like a scar, or rocky eminence; containing scars..
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