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EM'INENT, adjective [Latin eminens, from emineo.]

1. High; lofty; as an eminent place. Ezekiel 16:24.

2. Exalted in rank; high in office; dignified; distinguished. Princes hold eminent stations in society, as do ministers, judges and legislators.

3. High in public estimation; conspicuous; distinguished above others; remarkable; as an eminent historian or poet; an eminent scholar. Burke was an eminent orator; Watts and Cowper were eminent for their piety.

 

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