eminent

Meaning

Noteworthy, remarkable, great.
Distinguished, important, noteworthy.
High, lofty.

most excellent

high ranking

righteous person

raised platform

of great rank

of import

preclare

Eminent

distinquished

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛmɪnənt/

From Middle French éminent, from Latin present participle ēminēns, ēminentis, from verb ēmineō (“I project, I protrude”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + mineō, related to mons (English mount). Compare with imminent. Unrelated to emanate, which is instead from mānō (“I flow”).

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