eminence

Universal Words noun 1 [U] (formal) the quality of being famous and respected, especially in a profession: a man of political eminence * Few could have predicted that she would reach eminence as a surgeon. 2 [C] (His / Your Eminence) a title used in speaking to or about a CARDINAL (= a priest of the highest rank in the Roman Catholic Church): Their Eminences will see you now. 3 [C] (old-fashioned or formal) an area of high ground: a castle on an eminence overlooking the river