Eminent
Bible Usage:
- eminent used 4 times.
- First Reference: Ezekiel 16:24
- Last Reference: Ezekiel 17:22
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H8524 Used 1 time
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Eminent
EM'INENT, adjective [Latin eminens, from emineo.]
1. High; lofty; as an eminent place. Ezekiel 16:24.
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Eminently
EM'INENTLY, adverb In a high degree; in a degree to attract observation; in a degree to be conspicuous and distinguished from others; as, to be eminently learned or useful.