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eminence
noun as in importance, fame
Example Sentences
We now live in an era that can be safely summarized as the end of science's peacetime, and perhaps the end of the general eminence of once mighty institutions of higher learning.
At night, from its eminence, his star shone down on him with proud approval.
At first just a gray eminence working behind the scenes while Clarence pounded the pavement, he gradually grew in prominence, reaching a fun spy-movie throwback sweet spot last episode.
In that historical context, Ms Murty's critics say that someone of her stature and eminence should be more aware of what she says in public.
Even for orchestras of Cleveland’s eminence and civic stature, people simply weren’t showing up.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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