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.

The temple of honor ought to be seated on an eminence.

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.

3. A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church.

• of high rank, reputation or social station
  
• in geology, an elevated land area or a hill
  
• from the :w:Roman Catholic (capitalized): Eminence or your Eminence
       
• Title of honor for a Cardinal