Eminence

Definition of Eminence

Em´i`nence

n.	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.

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