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Preeminence

Preeminence Meaning & Definition
Preeminence Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Preeminence?

[n] high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Preeminence: distinction | eminence | note

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See Also | high status

Preeminence In Webster's Dictionary

\Pre*["e]m"i*nence\, n. [F. pr['e]['e]minence, L. praeeminentia. See {Pre["e]minent}.] The quality or state of being pre["e]minent; superiority in prominence or in excellence; distinction above others in quality, rank, etc.; rarely, in a bad sense, superiority or notoriety in evil; as, pre["e]minence in honor. The pre["e]minence of Christianity to any other religious scheme. --Addison. Painful pre["e]minence! yourself to view Above life's weakness, and its comforts too. --Pope. Beneath the forehead's walled pre["e]minence. --Lowell.

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