Eminent

['emɪnənt] or ['ɛmɪnənt]

Definition

(adj.) of imposing height; especially standing out above others; 'an eminent peak'; 'lofty mountains'; 'the soaring spires of the cathedral'; 'towering icebergs' .

(adj.) standing above others in quality or position; 'people in high places'; 'the high priest'; 'eminent members of the community' .

Editor: Michel--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) High; lofty; towering; prominent.

(a.) Being, metaphorically, above others, whether by birth, high station, merit, or virtue; high in public estimation; distinguished; conspicuous; as, an eminent station; an eminent historian, statements, statesman, or saint.

Typist: Tabitha

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. High, lofty, elevated.[2]. Distinguished, conspicuous, celebrated, prominent, illustrious, exalted, famous, renowned, remarkable, of great repute.

Typist: Tim

Synonyms and Antonyms

[See HIGH]

Edited by Jeremy

Definition

adj. rising above others: conspicuous: distinguished: exalted in rank or office.—ns. Em′inence Em′inency a part eminent or rising above the rest: a rising ground: height: distinction: a title of honour: homage: a title given in 1631 to cardinals till then styled Most Illustrious.—adj. Eminen′tial.—adv. Em′inently.—Eminent domain (dominium eminens) the right by which the supreme authority in a state may compel a proprietor to part with what is his own for the public use.

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Examples

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