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# eminence

noun (eminences)

«eminence» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Eminence is the state of being famous, important or high in rank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eminence/#m1)
2. An eminence is a high hill or rising ground (formal use). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eminence/#m2)

### In the lessons

a hero rises to fame, or a character looks out from a high place over the land

### Examples

- He rose to eminence as a great doctor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eminence/#x1)
- From the eminence we saw the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eminence/#x2)
- Her skill brought her great eminence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eminence/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

In Job it means high or proud things, and Job says they are weak as clay. In the primary lessons: a hero rises to fame, or a character looks out from a high place over the land

### Examples

- Your memorials shall be like unto ashes, your eminences to eminences of clay. (Writings JOB.13.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eminence/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «eminence» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eminence/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«eminence» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/eminence.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «eminence» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eminence/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«eminence» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/eminence.html) on Mova free.