Em"i*nence (?), n. [L. eminentia, fr. eminens eminent: cf. F.
éminence.] 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. Milton.
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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