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

Eminence \Em"i*nence\, n. [L. eminentia, fr. eminens eminent:
   cf. F. ['e]minence.]
   1. That which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a
      height.
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            Without either eminences or cavities. --Dryden.
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            The temple of honor ought to be seated on an
            eminence.                             --Burke.
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   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. --Milton.
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            You 've too a woman's heart, which ever yet
            Affected eminence, wealth, sovereignty. --Shak.
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   3. A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the
      Roman Catholic Church.
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Eminence, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
   Population (2000):    2231
   Housing Units (2000): 998
   Land area (2000):     2.146753 sq. miles (5.560065 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.008024 sq. miles (0.020781 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.154777 sq. miles (5.580846 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            24904
   Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
   Location:             38.368127 N, 85.180449 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     40019
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Eminence, KY
    Eminence

Eminence, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
   Population (2000):    548
   Housing Units (2000): 316
   Land area (2000):     1.886745 sq. miles (4.886647 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.886745 sq. miles (4.886647 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            22276
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             37.148448 N, 91.358896 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     65466
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Eminence, MO
    Eminence