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Webster 1913 Edition


Preeminence

Pre-ëm′i-nence

,
Noun.
[F.
prééminence
, L.
praeeminentia
. See
Preëminent
.]
The quality or state of being preëminent; superiority in prominence or in excellence; distinction above others in quality, rank, etc.; rarely, in a bad sense, superiority or notoriety in evil;
as,
preëminence
in honor
.
The
preëminence
of Christianity to any other religious scheme.
Addison.
Painful
preëminence
! yourself to view
Above life’s weakness, and its comforts too.
Pope.
Beneath the forehead's walled
preëminence
.
Lowell.

Definition 2024


preëminence

preëminence

English

Noun

preëminence

  1. Alternative spelling of preeminence