em·i·nence / ˈemənəns/ • n. 1. fame or recognized superiority, esp. within a particular sphere or profession: her eminence in cinematography. ∎  [count noun] an important, influential, or distinguished person: the Lord Chancellor canvassed the views of various legal eminences. ∎  (His/Your Eminence) a title given to a Roman Catholic cardinal, or used in addressing him: His Eminence, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey.2. formal or poetic/lit. a piece of rising ground: an eminence commanding the River Emme. ∎  Anat. a slight projection from the surface of a part of the body.

eminence (emin-ĕns) n. a projection, often rounded, on an organ or tissue, particularly on a bone.