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preeminence |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Preeminence \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: preeminence n : high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" [syn: {eminence}, {distinction}, {note}]
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