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Primacy vs Preeminence - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between primacy and preeminence

is that primacy is the state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc, hence, excellency; supremacy while preeminence is preeminence.

primacy

English

Noun

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  • The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc., hence, excellency; supremacy.
  • The office, rank, or character of a primate; the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church; the office or dignity of an archbishop; as, the primacy of England.

    • preeminence

    English

    Alternative forms

    * pre-eminence * preëminence

    Noun

  • The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant.
  • High importance; superiority.
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    • , author=Philip E. Mirowski , title=Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits , volume=100, issue=1, page=87 , magazine= citation , passage=In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.}}