Both Uses of
eminent
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- They were even boastful of its eminence in those particulars, and were fired by an express conviction that, if it were less objectionable, it would be less respectable.†
Chpt 2.1 *
- Whether his meditations on mortality had touched his liver, or whether his general health had been previously at all amiss, or whether he desired to show a little attention to an eminent man, is not so much to the purpose, as that he made a short call upon his medical adviser—a distinguished surgeon—on his way back.†
Chpt 2.14eminent = respected and famous or important
Definition:
respected and famous or important
or:
describing something as outstanding, admired, or of high quality
or:
describing something as outstanding, admired, or of high quality