Eminence
Pronunciation : Em"i*nence
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. eminentia, fr. eminens eminent: cf. F. ?minence.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913