Eminence

n.	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. 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.

Noun	1.	eminence - high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" Synonyms: preeminence, distinction, note
	2.	eminence - a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament Synonyms: tuberosity, tubercle

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