Emily Dickinson Lexicon

EM'I-NENT, a. [L. eminens, from emineo.]

1. High; lofty; as, an eminent place. Ezek. xvi.
2. Exalted in rank; high in office; dignified; distinguished. Princes hold eminent stations in society, as do ministers, judges and legislators.
3. High in public estimation; conspicuous; distinguished above others; remarkable; as, an eminent historian or poet; an eminent scholar. Burke was an eminent orator; Watts and Cowper were eminent for their piety.