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adj. tall; at a great distance aloft

adj. important

superior

adj. reputable

adj. famous, prominent

adj. famous

epic
genius

adj. gigantic, monumental

adj. dignified, excellent

adj. important; famous

adj. superior, excellent

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Word Origin & History

eminent early 15c., from L. eminentem (nom. eminens), prp. of eminere "stand out, project," from ex- "out" + minere, related to mons "hill" (see mount). Legal eminent domain recorded from 1738.

Example Sentences for eminent

Now an eminent psychiatrist is charging that one famous patient has recently been misdiagnosed, and posthumously at that.

The university was set to use eminent domain to acquire the property.

Two of their sons became eminent in the church.

It's a good question, though, that bothered eminent scientists before you.