Synonyms for preeminence


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pree-em-uh-nuh ns
Phonetic Transcription : priˈɛm ə nəns

Top 10 synonyms for preeminence Other synonyms for the word preeminence

Définition of preeminence

  • noun dominance
  • noun eminence
Example sentences :
  • He it was whom God created first, let him take the preeminence.
  • Extract from : « Olive » by Dinah Maria Craik, (AKA Dinah Maria Mulock)
  • Consider, then, the preeminence of the old world, that perished in the flood.
  • Extract from : « Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II » by Martin Luther
  • His preeminence in South Carolina during his life has not ceased with his death.
  • Extract from : « Southern Literature From 1579-1895 » by Louise Manly
  • And so the King gat the preeminence, that he had his first electioun.
  • Extract from : « The Works of John Knox, Volume 2 (of 6) » by John Knox
  • But this position was rather a preeminence of toil and peril than of dignity and honour.
  • Extract from : « The Catacombs of Rome » by William Henry Withrow
  • Probably the Achans are because of preeminence, the Pelasgians because of antiquity.
  • Extract from : « Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3 » by W. E. Gladstone
  • Its only rival for preeminence on the coast is Port Simpson.
  • Extract from : « Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1898 » by Various
  • Now the preeminence of the Jews in point of domestic purity will hardly be disputed.
  • Extract from : « Creed And Deed » by Felix Adler
  • They were in a continued quarrel contesting the preeminence.
  • Extract from : « The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power » by John S. C. Abbott
  • Nor are these advantages and this preeminence due to our merits and deserts.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Catholic Morals » by John H. Stapleton

Antonyms for preeminence

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