eminency
Example Sentences
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There would not be such strife about places of power and trust, if we were not swelled in our own apprehensions to some eminency.
From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh
A man of little education; bred in camps; yet of a proud natural eminency, and rugged nobleness of genius and mind.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 12 by Carlyle, Thomas
The mother of Jesus here adopts the prophetic style, speaking of the future character of her illustrious Son as though he were already born, and had attained to that eminency to which he was predestined.
From Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II by Cox, Francis Augustus
Again: As by corrupt, we may understand, corrupt by way of eminency; so again, they were corrupt incurably.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John
They further agree in assigning to the Parthians a respectable military character, yet one of no very special eminency.
