eminence
noun
- a high or lofty place, thing, etc., as a hill
- superiority in rank, position, character, achievement, etc.; greatness; celebrity
- a person of eminence
- R.C.Ch. a title of honor used in speaking to or of a cardinal: preceded by Your or His
- Anat. a raised area, usually on the surface of a bone
See eminence in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĕmˈə-nəns)
noun- A position of great distinction or superiority: rose to eminence as a surgeon.
- A rise of ground; a hill.
a. A person of high station or great achievements.
b. also Eminence Roman Catholic Church Used with His or Your as a title and form of address for a cardinal.
- A projection or protuberance from the surface of a body part, especially a bone.
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