Difference between revisions of "Eminence"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_115939" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_115939" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) That which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a height. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) That which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a height. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the Roman [[Catholic]] Church. </p> <p> '''(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. </p> | ||
== 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 Romish cardinals, first given to them by [[Urban]] | <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 == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:21, 15 October 2021
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).
