1 part of an organ in the body, especially a bone, that sticks out: --
the thenar eminence in the hand
2 the title of a cardinal (= priest of very high rank in the Roman Catholic Church) --
3 the state of being famous and important: --
his eminence as a lawyer
Successive elites employed different means to gain and to retain social eminence.
I shall add that pragmatism, often manifested in the form of militarism, was another element that gave eminence to the province.
These are some of the most prestigious institutions in the academic world; they attest to the eminence of the author.
The painting recognised the indisputable pre-eminence of steam power.
Today, the aristocracy could appeal to no prejudice to legitimate its pre-eminence over other classes.
He was a citizen-subject devoted to the civic good, and he openly claimed his pre-eminence on that basis.
The very pre-eminence of the crown, in fact, cemented the fundamental coincidence of interests between oligarchs and monarchs.
Asserting the pre-eminence of the intellect, disegno is concerned with the idea of architecture not the matter of building.