Em'i-nence or Em'i-nen-cy, n.
n. [Lat. eminentia, from eminens; Fr. éminence, Pr. & Sp. eminencia, It. eminenza.]
Sense 1. That which is eminent or exalted; a height; an elevation. “Without eminences or cavities.” Dryden. The temple of honor ought to be seated on an eminence. Burke.
Sense 2. An elevated situation among men; a place or station above men in general, either in rank, office, or celebrity; exaltation; high rank; distinction; preferment; as, merit may place a man on an eminence, and make him conspicuous.
When men can not arrive at any eminency of estate, religion may make compensation by teaching content. Tillotson.
Sense 3. A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic church.