eminent Copy link Outline 1. ēgrĕgius (out of the common order2. exĭmius (nearly equiv. to preced.3. ēmĭnens, ntis (rising above the rest4. praestans, ntis (excelling others)5. nōbĭlis, e (well-known, notable)6. praeclārus, clārus7. cĕlĕber, bris, bre8. insignis, e9. rārus (seldom occurring) • eminent: 1. ēgrĕgius (out of the common order: never in bad sense): e. poets, e. poetae, Cic.: e. good faith, uprightness., e. fides, justitia, Caes.: a man e. in military distinction, vir e. in laude bellica, Cic.: v. remarkable. 2. exĭmius (nearly equiv. to preced.: special, remarkable): Pompey's singular and e. worth, Pompeii singularis e.que virtus, Cic.: e. virtues, e. virtutes, Cic. 3. ēmĭnens, ntis (rising above the rest: not in this sense in Cic.): the most e. geniuses in every line, eminentissima cujusque professionis ingenia, Vell. 1, 16: an unfavourable construction was put upon (the conduct of) the e., sinistra erga eminentes interpretatio, Tac. Ag. 5: Quint. 4. praestans, ntis (excelling others): men e. for experience and wisdom, viri usu et sapientia praestantes, Nep.: far the most e. of all for genius and careful study (Aristotle), longe omnibus pr. et ingenio et diligentia, Cic. 5. nōbĭlis, e (well-known, notable): an e. rhetorician, magnus et n. rhetor., Cic.: e. worth, magna ac n. virtus., Tac.: e. in philosophy, in philosophia [praeclarus et] n., Cic. 6. praeclārus, clārus: v. famous. 7. cĕlĕber, bris, bre: all the men most e. for genius, celeberrimus quisque ingenio, Tac.: v. celebrated. 8. insignis, e: v. remarkable. 9. rārus (seldom occurring): (a woman) of e. purity of life, rarae castitatis, Tac.: v. rare. Phr.: e. qualities, virtutes, Tac. Ag. 1, fin.: e. authors flourished there (at Athens), provenere ibi scriptorum magna ingenia, Sall. Cat. 8: two very e. men, ingenti virtute duo viri (Cato et Caesar), Sall.: to be e., ēmĭneo, ēnĭteo: v. distinguished, to be.