[ 'ɛmɪnəns ]
■ noun
1》 acknowledged superiority within a particular sphere.
2》 an important or distinguished person.
↘( His/Your Eminence ) a title given to a Roman Catholic cardinal.
3》 literary a piece of rising ground.
4》 Anatomy a slight projection from the surface of the body.
Origin
ME: from L. eminentia , from eminere 'jut, project'.