Definition of Preemenence
Pre*ëm"i*nence (?), n. [F.
prééminence, L. praeeminentia. See
Preëminent.] The quality or state of being
preëminent; superiority in prominence or in excellence;
distinction above others in quality, rank, etc.; rarely, in a bad
sense, superiority or notoriety in evil; as, preëminence
in honor.
The preëminence of Christianity to any
other religious scheme. Addison.
Painful preëminence! yourself to view
Above life's weakness, and its comforts too.
Pope.
Beneath the forehead's walled
preëminence. Lowell.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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