1. A position of great distinction or superiority: rose to eminence as a surgeon.
2. A rise of ground; a hill.
3. A person of high station or great achievements.
4. roman catholic church used with his or your as a title and form of address for a cardinal.
5. A projection or protuberance from the surface of a body part, especially a bone.

1. someone of high rank, reputation or social station
2. the quality or state of being eminent
3. prominence in a particular order or accumulation; esteem
4. an elevated land area or a hill
5. a protuberance

1. that which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a height.
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.
3. A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the roman catholic church.

1. A part rising or projecting beyond the rest or above the surface; something protuberant or prominent; a projection: as, the eminences on or in an animal body. see phrases below, and eminentia.
2. specifically A conspicuous place or situation; a prominent position; especially, a hill or height of ground affording a wide view.
3. elevation as regards rank, worth, accomplishment, etc.; exalted station or repute; more generally, a high degree of distinction in any respect, good or bad: as, to attain eminence in a profession, or in the annals of crime.
4. supreme degree.
5. in the roman catholic church, a title of honor attached by a consistorial decree of 1630 exclusively to cardinals and to the master of the hospital of st. john of jerusalem: usually with a capital.
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1. a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
2. high status importance owing to marked superiority