All 3 Uses of
eminent
in
Jane Eyre
- Then take my word for it, — I am not a villain: you are not to suppose that — not to attribute to me any such bad eminence; but, owing, I verily believe, rather to circumstances than to my natural bent, I am a trite commonplace sinner, hackneyed in all the poor petty dissipations with which the rich and worthless try to put on life.†
Chpt 14 *
- I honour endurance, perseverance, industry, talent; because these are the means by which men achieve great ends and mount to lofty eminence.†
Chpt 32
- He had the advice of an eminent oculist; and he eventually recovered the sight of that one eye.†
Chpt 38
Definition:
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(eminent) respected and famous or important
or:
describing something as outstanding, admired, or of high quality