ē-mĭnĕo Copy link Outline I. Lit.A. In gen.B. In partic., in painting, to stand out in relief ...II. Trop., to be prominent, stand out, ...A. In gen.B. In partic., to be prominent, conspicuous ...A. Lit.B. Trop., lofty, distinguished, eminent ...(a). Admirable passages in an oration, Quint. ...(b). Greatness, distinction ⓘēmĭnent: pres ind act 3rd pl • ē-mĭnĕo, ŭi, 2, v. n., to stand out, project (freq. and class.). I. Lit. A. In gen. (syn.: exstare, excedere): cum ex terra nihil emineret, quod contemplationi caeli officere posset, Cic. Div. 1, 42: globus terrae e mari, id. Tusc. 1, 28: stipites ex terra, Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 6; cf.: stipites ab ramis, id. ib. § 3: belua ponto, Ov. M. 4, 690: rupes aequore, Luc. 2, 667: moles aquā, Curt. 4, 2, 21: oculi extra terram, Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 154: balaena dorso multum super aquas, id. 9, 6, 5, § 14: super corpus quasi verrucula, Cels. 5, 28, 14: ferrum per costas, Liv. 8, 7 et saep.—Absol., Caes. B. C. 1, 41, 4; 2, 9, 1; Sall. J. 94, 2; Lucr. 1, 780 et saep.; cf. alte, Ov. M. 15, 697: hasta in partes ambas, id. ib. 5, 139: jugum in mare, Caes. B. C. 2, 24, 3; cf.: lingua in altum (i. e. mare), Liv. 44, 11.— B. In partic., in painting, to stand out in relief, be prominent, as the lights in a picture, Cic. de Or. 3, 26, 101; Quint. 2, 17, 21; 8, 5, 26; Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 131 al.; cf. eminentia, I.— II. Trop., to be prominent, stand out, become conspicuous (syn.: eluceo, praecello, excello, appareo, praesto, antecedo). A. In gen.: animus, cum erit inclusus in corpore, eminebit foras, will extend beyond, Cic. Rep. 6, 26 Mos.: ii quorum eminet audacia atque projecta est, id. Clu. 65, 183: quod quo studiosius ab ipsis opprimitur et absconditur, eo magis eminet et apparet, comes out, becomes visible, id. Rosc. Am. 41 fin.; cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 62 Zumpt N. cr.; id. Tusc. 2, 26 fin.; Quint. 2, 12, 7; 11, 1, 56; 11, 3, 73 Spald.; Liv. 2, 5 fin.; 2, 10 al.; Curt. 4, 1, 24; 8, 1, 50; Ov. F. 3, 250: vix ex gratulando miser jam eminebam, was but now emerging from the flood of congratulations, Plaut. Capt. 3, 2, 5: vox eminet una, makes itself distinctly audible, Ov. M. 15, 607.— B. In partic., to be prominent, conspicuous through one's (good) qualities, to distinguish one's self, be eminent: Demosthenes unus eminet inter omnes in omni genere dicendi, Cic. Or. 29 fin.; so with inter, Quint. 8, 5, 9; 12, 5, 5; cf. with super, Flor. 4, 2, 10: in aliqua re, Quint. 1, 12, 15; 2, 3, 6; 8, 3, 64 al.: aliqua re, Vell. 2, 127, 2; 2, 130, 1; Quint. 2, 8, 4; 3, 8, 65.—Absol.: excellit atque eminet vis, potestas, etc., Cic. Rep. 2, 28; so with excellit, Tac. Or. 32: quae (sententiarum ornamenta) emineant pauciora, Cic. Or. 24, 81; so Liv. 5, 36; Vell. 2, 49 al.: altius, Nep. Chabr. 3, 3.—Hence, ēmĭnens, entis, P. a., standing out, projecting, prominent, high, lofty. A. Lit. (syn. editus): promontoria, Caes. B. C. 2, 23, 2: trabes, id. ib. 2, 9, 5: saxa, Sall. J. 93, 4: oculi, Cic. Vatin. 2: genae leviter, id. N. D. 2, 57, 143: statura, Suet. Calig. 50: capita papaverum, Front. Strat. 1, 1, 4; Flor. 1, 7, 7: aedes, standing on high ground (opp. plana), id. 1, 9, 4: nihil (in globo), Cic. N. D. 2, 18; cf. ib. 1, 27; cf. also the art. eminentia: patibulo eminens affigebatur, Sall. H. Fragm. ap. Non. 366, 14 (4, 40 Dietsch).—Comp.: trabes, Caes. B. C. 2, 9, 3: nasus a summo, Suet. Aug. 79; of perspective in painting: alia eminentiora, alia reductiora fecerunt, Quint. 11, 3, 46.—Sup.: aliquod in montibus (i. e. vertex), Quint. 8, 2, 7; cf. mons, Flor. 4, 12, 49.— B. Trop., lofty, distinguished, eminent (esp. freq. in the postAug. per., and mostly in the sup.; syn.: praeclarus, praestans, excellens, etc.): species deorum quae nihil solidi habeat, nihil eminentis, Cic. N. D. 1, 27, 75: ingenium, Quint. 6 prooem. § 1: res dictu, Vell. 2, 114, 1.—Prov.: eminentis fortunae comes invidia, Vell. Pat. 1, 9, 6.—Plur. as subst.: ēmĭnentes, ĭum, m., distinguished men, Tac. Agr. 5.—ēmĭnentĭa, ĭum, n. α. Admirable passages in an oration, Quint. 10, 1, 86.— β. Greatness, distinction: nun. quam eminentia invidia carent, Vell. 2, 40, 6.—Comp.: eloquentia, Tac. Or. 25.—Sup.: auctores, Quint. 1, 2, 2; 1, 10, 10; 2, 3, 1; 9, 4, 79 et saep.; cf. Ruhnk. Vell. 2, 83 fin.— In the later empire, Eminentissimus was a title of the Praefectus praetorio, and of the Magister militum, Cod. Just. 12, 47, 1; 9, 41, 11 et saep.—Adv.: ēmĭnenter, highly, eminently, August. in Psa. 95, 1.— Comp.: projectae cautes eminentius, Amm. 24, 2, 12: non eminentius quam municipaliter natus, i. e. of higher, nobler birth, Sid. Ep. 1, 11.
ēmĭnĕō Copy link ⓘēmĭnent: pres ind act 3rd pl • ēmĭnĕō, ŭī, ēre, intr., s'élever au-dessus de, être saillant : ex terra Cic. Div. 1, 93 ; Cæs. G. 7, 73, 6, s'élever au-dessus du sol || [en peinture] être en relief, proéminent : Cic. de Or. 3, 101 || [fig.] : animus eminebit foras Cic. Rep. 6, 29, l'âme s'élancera au dehors ; amplitudo animi maxime eminet despiciendis doloribus Cic. Tusc. 2, 64, la grandeur d'âme est surtout mise en relief par le mépris de la douleur ; desperatio in omnium vultu eminet Liv. 21, 35, 7, le désespoir se manifeste sur tous les visages || l'emporter, se distinguer, dominer : Demosthenes unus eminet inter omnes Cic. Or. 104, Démosthène l'emporte sur tous.
emineo Copy link ⓘēmĭnent: pres ind act 3rd pl EMINEO ui, ere. [ἐξέχω, προκύπτω, ὑπερέχω] E Praepositio hic etiam altitudinis notionem Verbo addit. […] 🗁 Page Scan
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.
EMINENT Copy link • EMINENT 1. High, altus: elatus: Cels.: excelsus: sublimis: editus [SYN. in HIGH]. Distinguished, insignis: praestans: clarus: nobilis: egregius: excellens: praecellens: eximius [SYN. in DISTINGUISHED]. A n eminent physician, medicus arte insignis: an eminent man, vir spectatissimus, amplissimus. Very eminent, illustri laude celebratus; claritate praestans; for learning, nobilis et clarus ex doctrina: to become eminent, nominis famam adipisci: gloriam consequi or assequi; in claritudinem pervenire; for anything, illustrari aliqua re; clarum fieri re or ex re. More under CELEBRATED. 2. eminens: excellens: praeclarus: praestans (involving a mere acknowledgement of superiority): egregius (with an expression of enthusiasm): eximius (with an expression of admiration). These adjectives, etc., relate altogether to good qualities, and can be connected with vices and faults only in irony: insignis: singularis: unicus (indifferent; serving as well to heighten blame as praise). To be eminent, eminere: conspici: conspicuum esse; in anything, aliqua re praestare (above anybody, aliquem or alicui); aliqua re excellere, praecellere (above anybody, alicui). To be eminent for anything, aliqua re excellere inter or super omnes; aliqua re praestare omnibus: Vid: To EXCEL.