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
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