eminent implies even greater prominence for outstanding quality or character. illustrious stresses enduring honor and glory attached to a deed or person.

EMINENT definition: high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished. See examples of eminent used in a sentence.

To protect their right to profit from their own property, the reluctant owner's rights are forcibly purchased, almost like an eminent domain situation. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the …

Definition of eminent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. above others in rank, merit, or reputation; distinguished: an eminent scientist. 2. (prenominal) noteworthy, conspicuous, or outstanding: eminent good sense.

High in rank, office, worth, or public estimation; conspicuous; highly distinguished: said of a person or of his position: as, an eminent station; an eminent historian or poet. It is rarely used in a bad sense.

There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective eminent, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.