Eminent vs Pundit - What's the difference?
eminent | pundit |
(archaic) high, lofty; towering; prominent.
noteworthy, remarkable, great
of a person, distinguished, important, noteworthy
A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar.
* 1888 , (Rudyard Kipling), ‘On the City Wall’, In Black and White , Folio Society 2005, p. 430:
(historical) A native surveyor in British India, trained to carry out clandestine surveillance beyond British borders.
* 1990 , (Peter Hopkirk), The Great Game , Folio Society 2010, p. 295:
A self-professed expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic.
* 2006 , The Observer , 4 Jun 2006:
As an adjective eminent
is high, lofty; towering; prominent.As a noun pundit is
a learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar.eminent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project.
- In later years, the professor became known as an eminent historian.
Usage notes
* Eminent and imminent are very similar sounds, and are weak rhymes; in some dialects, these may be confused. A typo of either word may result in a correction to the wrong word by spellchecking software. Eminent may also be confused with immanent, immanant, or emanate.Derived terms
* eminence * eminently * preeminentExternal links
* * * English terms derived from Latin ----pundit
English
(wikipedia pundit)Alternative forms
* panditNoun
(en noun)- Pundits in black gowns, with spectacles on their noses and undigested wisdom in their insides; bearded headmen of the wards; [...] all these people and more also you might find in the white room.
- At every hundredth pace the Pundit would automatically slip one bead. Each complete circuit of the rosary thus represented ten thousand paces.
- This week we introduce Jenny Walker, who will be The Observer's expert pundit for the duration of the World Cup.