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Eminence vs Sublimity - What's the difference?

eminence | sublimity |

As nouns the difference between eminence and sublimity

is that eminence is someone of high rank, reputation or social station while sublimity is the state of being sublime.

eminence

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • someone of high rank, reputation or social station
  • the quality or state of being eminent
  • prominence in a particular order or accumulation; esteem
  • (geology) an elevated land area or a hill
  • * 1817 , (Walter Scott), Rob Roy :
    • From the summit of an eminence I had already had a distant view of Osbaldistone Hall, a large and antiquated edifice, peeping out from a Druidical grove of huge oaks [...].
  • (anatomy) a protuberance

    • Synonyms

    * distinction * prominence * renown * celebrity

    Derived terms

    * Eminence (your Eminence ), title of honor for a cardinal

    External links

    (wikipedia eminence)

    sublimity

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The state of being sublime.
  • (countable) Something sublime.