éminence

See also: eminence and Eminence

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin eminentia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.mi.nɑ̃s/
Audio (Switzerland) (file)
Homophone: éminences
Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

éminence f (plural éminences)

importance, notoriety
eminence (honorific title)
(figuratively) beacon; a place of great importance

Derived terms

éminence grise

Related terms

éminent

Further reading

“éminence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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