Found 2 items, similar to preeminence.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: preeminence preeminence n : high status importance owing to marked superiority; “a scholar of great eminence” [syn: eminence, distinction, note]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Preeminence Preeminence \Pre*["e]m"i*nence\, n. [F. pr['e]['e]minence, L. praeeminentia. See Pre["e]minent.] The quality or state of being pre["e]minent; superiority in prominence or in excellence; distinction above others in quality, rank, etc.; rarely, in a bad sense, superiority or notoriety in evil; as, pre["e]minence in honor. [1913 Webster] The pre["e]minence of Christianity to any other religious scheme. --Addison. [1913 Webster] Painful pre["e]minence! yourself to view Above life's weakness, and its comforts too. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Beneath the forehead's walled pre["e]minence. --Lowell. [1913 Webster]