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Vulgar and common persons, as they carry nothing out of this world, so they leave nothing in it: they receive no eminency in their birth, they acquire none in their life, they have none when they die, they leave none at their death.
John Pearson

Meaning of "eminency" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EMINENCY

eminency  [ˈɛmɪnənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EMINENCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eminency is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EMINENCY


abstinency
ˈæbstɪnənsɪ
consonancy
ˈkɒnsənənsɪ
continency
ˈkɒntɪnənsɪ
dominancy
ˈdɒmɪnənsɪ
impertinency
ɪmˈpɜːtɪnənsɪ
incontinency
ɪnˈkɒntɪnənsɪ
lieutenancy
lɛfˈtɛnənsɪ
malignancy
məˈlɪɡnənsɪ
oppugnancy
əˈpʌɡnənsɪ
permanency
ˈpɜːmənənsɪ
pernancy
ˈpɜːnənsɪ
pertinency
ˈpɜːtɪnənsɪ
predominancy
prɪˈdɒmɪnənsɪ
pregnancy
ˈprɛɡnənsɪ
prominency
ˈprɒmɪnənsɪ
repugnancy
rɪˈpʌɡnənsɪ
stagnancy
ˈstæɡnənsɪ
subordinancy
sʌbˈɔːdɪnənsɪ
tenancy
ˈtɛnənsɪ
undertenancy
ˈʌndəˌtɛnənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EMINENCY

emigrate
emigration
emigrational
emigrationist
emigratory
Emilia-Romagna
Emin
Eminem
eminence
eminencies
eminent
eminent domain
eminential
eminently
emir
emirate
Emiscan
emissaries
emissary
emissile

WORDS THAT END LIKE EMINENCY

agency
componency
consistency
currency
deficiency
dependency
efficiency
emergency
estate agency
frequency
immanency
impermanency
news agency
opponency
potency
proficiency
regency
residency
tendency
transparency

Synonyms and antonyms of eminency in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «eminency» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EMINENCY

Find out the translation of eminency to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eminency from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eminency» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

eminency
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

eminencia
570 millions of speakers

English

eminency
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

eminency
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوجاهة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

высокого положения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eminência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

eminency
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éminence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keunggulan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Eminenz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

eminency
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

eminency
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eminency
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

eminency
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

eminency
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अभिमान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüksek mevki
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Eminenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Eminencja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

високого становища
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

eminency
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευγένειάν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heerliks
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

eminency
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eminency
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eminency

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EMINENCY»

The term «eminency» is used very little and occupies the 169.557 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EMINENCY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «eminency» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «eminency» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eminency

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QUOTES WITH «EMINENCY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word eminency.
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John Pearson
Vulgar and common persons, as they carry nothing out of this world, so they leave nothing in it: they receive no eminency in their birth, they acquire none in their life, they have none when they die, they leave none at their death.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMINENCY»

Discover the use of eminency in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eminency and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Synodicon in Gallia Reformata, or, the Acts, Decisions, ...
A Lt hough that next and after God it is of his Majesty s Grace and Favour that we enjoy this Priviledg of meeting together in a National Synod, yet also are we principally obliged unto the Goodness of your Eminency, and to the Wisdom of your ...
John Quick, 1692
2
Synodicon in Gallia reformata, or the Acts, decisions, ...
We cannot be ignorant, My Lord, That Tour Eminency is that Intelligence who moves this admirable Monarchy with the greatest Regularity ; That Assistant Spirit of this Great Body, which heretofore was like one of the Floating Islands, but now  ...
John Quick, 1692
3
The prose works of John Milton
Which that your eminency may long and happily administer, to the prosperity of the whole realm of France, to the common good of the whole Christian republic, and your own glory, we shall never be wanting in our prayers to implore.
John Milton, James Augustus St. John, Charles Richard Sumner, 1848
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A Collection of ... State-papers, Containing Memorials of ...
I was truly, and to speak ingenuously, not without doubtings, and shall not be ashamed to give your eminency the grounds I had for much doubting. I did feare, that Berkeley would not have beene able to goe through and carry on that worke;  ...
John Thurloe, Thomas Birch, 1742
5
A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe ...: 1655 ...
And isow I shall come to return your eminency thankes for you-r Judicious choice of that person, to whom you have intrusted our weightiest affaire; an asfair, wherein your eminency is concerned, though not in equall degree and measure with ...
John Thurloe, Thomas Birch, 1742
6
The Scots Magazine ...
XFor the decent conveyance of your Eminency, you will lind the royal barges ready on the shore ti-ontirtg the liouse 'if your Eminencyk rtfidence. _And that your Eminency may enter therein, and pursue your voyage and journey without the ...
7
Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches: (X, 322 p.)
TO HIS EMINENCY CARDINAL HAZABIX " " Whitehall," 26th December 1656. The obligations, and many instances of' affection, which I have received from your Eminency, do engage "me'" to make returns suitable to your merits. But although ...
Oliver Cromwell, Thomas Carlyle, 1845
8
A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Esq; ...
And now I shall come to return your eminency thankes for your judicious choice of that person, to whom you have intrusted our weightiest affaire; an affair, wherein your eminency is concerned, though not in equall degree and measure with ...
9
The Works of Thomas Carlyle
TO HIS EMINENCY CARDINAL MAZARIN " " Whitehall," 26th December 1656. The obligations, and many instances of affection, which I have received from your Eminency, do engage " me 11 to make returns suitable to your merits.
Thomas Carlyle, Henry Duff Traill, Oliver Cromwell, 2010
10
A complete collection of the historical, political, and ...
To his Eminency, Cardinal Mazarine. Most Eminent Lord, THE late most grievous Cruelties, and most bloody Slaughters perpetrated upon the Inhabitants of the Valleys of Piedmont, within the Duke of Savoy's Dominions, occafion'd the writing  ...
John Milton, 1738

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMINENCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eminency is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Carmel stays in-house for new city clerk
“The clerk's position has a rich history in our village and I will strive to uphold its eminency and to provide the distinguished service that its ... «Monterey County Herald, May 15»
2
Don Quixote, Charlie Hebdo, and the Politics of Laughter
As Thomas Hobbes described it, “the passion of laughter is nothing else but a sudden glory arising from sudden conception of some eminency ... «Dissident Voice, Apr 15»
3
Deep Dive: What Now, Volkswagen?
One of the trade's last patriarchs and the Volkswagen Group's undisputed grey eminency, Piech's word carried weight, his voice was heard, ... «Automobile, Apr 15»
4
Why everyone loves goalkeepers taking penalties
... nothing else but a sudden glory arising from sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmities of others . «SB Nation, Feb 15»
5
Best hoof forward: Brother Brown always gave a big effort
The only time the gelded son of Eminency did not finish in the top three was his last race on Nov. 13, 1994. Brother Brown was pulled up during ... «Broken Arrow Ledger, Jan 15»
6
No big complaints: Qatar Airways CEO says first A350 is just right
After a short coffee break, Qatar Airway's famously discerning and outspoken CEO, His Eminency Akbar Al Baker, took the big question head ... «Runway Girl Network, Dec 14»
7
Global box office: why does Hunger Games play so well overseas?
Christopher Nolan's sci-fi odyssey has grossed a robust-looking $451m worldwide now, but Mockingjay has begun to cut into its pre-eminency ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
8
Generation X: Ready or Not, Here They Come
... to them in the first place. Those in their 40s may begin to sense the eminency of retirement, but they have time to count the cost and plan as they wish. «Annuity Outlook Magazine, Jul 14»
9
What's So Funny?
... from some suddaine Conception of some Eminency in our selves, by Comparison with the Infirmityes of others"—a much-quoted sentence, ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Jul 14»
10
Sweat and ecstasy on the festival trail 2014
Not with a corrosive, blistering UK music press hellbent on unraveling shoegaze and elevating Britpop to its mid-90s eminency. To hear ... «Death and Taxes, Jul 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Eminency [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/eminency>. Apr 2024 ».
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