eminence means an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana, United States.
eminence is pronounced /ˈɛmɪnəns/.
Why “eminence” is a great word
A position of recognized superiority in achievement, character, or station, distinguished by an elevated status that commands respect. From Old French *eminence*, from Latin *ēminentia* ("prominence, protuberance; eminence, excellence"). Unlike "celebrity," which thrives on fleeting glare, or "prominence," which merely denotes conspicuousness, eminence is an achieved altitude, a settled and acknowledged preeminence. It is the oak that has weathered centuries, the quiet deference in a crowded room, the particular silence that falls when a certain name is spoken among peers. It is not sought; it accumulates, like dust on a throne no one needs to sit upon to rule.
Etymology
From Old French eminence, from Latin ēminentia (“prominence”, “protuberance”; “eminence”, “excellence”).
name
- An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana, United States.
- A ghost town in Finney County, Kansas, United States.
- A home rule city in Henry County, Kentucky, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Shannon County, Missouri, United States.
noun
- Someone of high rank, reputation or social status.
- The quality or state of being eminent.
- Prominence in a particular order or accumulation; esteem.
- An elevated land area or a hill.“From the summit of an eminence I had already had a distant view of Osbaldistone Hall, a large and antiquated edifice, peeping out from a Druidical grove of huge oaks [...].”
- A protuberance.
- A dark purple color.“For quotations using this term, see Citations:eminence.”
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