eminence /ˈɛmɪnəns/noun 6forms 1phrases 1 noun6 •Someone of high rank, reputation or social status. •The quality or state of being eminent. •Prominence in a particular order or accumulation; esteem. •An elevated land area or a hill.From the summit of an eminence I had already had a distant view of Osbaldistone Hall, a large and antiquated edifice, peeping out from a Druidical grove of huge oaks [...]. — 1817 •A protuberance. •A dark purple color. formseminences Phrases with eminence éminence griseA secret or unofficial decision-maker.