eminent
part of speech
adjective (no change in form)
meaning for a pupil
Eminent means famous, respected and important, known for doing something very well. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Song of Songs the beloved is "pre-eminent above ten thousand", greater than all others. In Ezekiel an "eminent place" is a raised shrine built for idol worship, which the prophet scolds. In the primary lessons: a wise or famous person, or a great commander, is called eminent in the tale
examples
- In the volume entitled "La Kabbale" by the eminent French scholar and Membre de L'Institut, Adolphe Franck, there is a chapter on the "Sepher Yetzirah.' He writes as follows: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- 'My beloved is white and ruddy, pre-eminent above ten thousand. (Writings SNG.5.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- that thou hast built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee a lofty place in every street. (Prophets EZK.16.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- in that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thy lofty place in every street; and hast not been as a harlot that enhanceth her hire. (Prophets EZK.16.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- She is an eminent judge. tree →
- The king called on eminent doctors. tree →
- The eminent mice chose the general. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «eminent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.