Difference between revisions of "Eminence"
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_38793" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_38793" /> == | ||
<p> a title of the | <p> a title of the Romish cardinals, first given to them by [[Urban]] VIII, to endow them with a rank equal to that of the spiritual princes of Europe, and of the grand masters of the knights of St. John and of Malta. (See Cardinals). </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1):
(n.) That which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a height.
(2):
(n.) A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church.
(3):
(n.) An elevated condition among men; a place or station above men in general, either in rank, office, or celebrity; social or moral loftiness; high rank; distinction; preferment.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
a title of the Romish cardinals, first given to them by Urban VIII, to endow them with a rank equal to that of the spiritual princes of Europe, and of the grand masters of the knights of St. John and of Malta. (See Cardinals).
