Em"i*nence (?), n. [L.
eminentia, fr. eminens eminent: cf. F.
éminence.] 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. Milton.
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.