eminence

1 high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" [syn: distinction, preeminence, note]

2 a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament [syn: tuberosity, tubercle]

see Eminence

English

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛmɪnəns/, /"EmIn@ns/

Noun

1. someone of high rank, reputation or social station
2. the quality or state of being eminent
3. an elevated land area or a hill
4. a protuberance

Synonyms

• distinction
• prominence
• renown
• celebrity

Derived terms

• Eminence (your Eminence), title of honor for a Roman Catholic cardinal

External links

Eminence may refer to:

Places:

• In the United States:
  • Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
  • Eminence, Indiana
  • Eminence, Kentucky
  • Eminence, Missouri

Anatomy:

• Collateral eminence, alongside the hippocampus in the brain
• Cruciform eminence, in the occipital bone of the skull
• Frontal eminence, on the frontal bone of the skull
• Hypothenar eminence, muscle on the little-finger side of the hand
• Iliopubic eminence, in the pelvis
• Intercondylar eminence, in the tibia bone of the leg
• Medial eminence, in the rhomboid fossa of the fourth ventricle of the brain
• Median eminence, below the hypothalamus of the brain
• Müllerian eminence, in the cloaca of an embryo
• Parietal eminence, in the parietal bone of the skull
• Pyramidal eminence, in the middle ear
• Thenar eminence, muscle on the thumb side of the hand

Other:

• Eminence Symphony Orchestra, based in Sydney, Australia
• His Eminence, style of reference for high nobility and clergy

See also

• Eminent (disambiguation)
• éminence grise, powerful advisor or decision-maker who operates secretly or unofficially
• Prominence, measure of the independent stature of a summit

Similar spellings

• Imminence (disambiguation)
• Immanence, existing and acting within the mind or the world; contrasted with transcendence
• Eminem (aka Marshall Mathers, aka Slim Shady), American rap artist.

Eminence is also a popular skin care supplier in the US and world wide originated to Hungary.

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