All 4 Uses of
eminent
in
Atlas Shrugged
- The San Sebastian Mines were the most eminently successful venture in industrial history: they produced no copper, but they provided a livelihood for thousands of men who could not have achieved, in a lifetime, the equivalent of what they got for one day's work, which they could not do.†
Chpt 1.6eminently = with high standing
- It reminded him of that interview with the eminent novelist, last winter.†
Chpt 2.1 *eminent = respected and famous or important
- "Well, Mr. Rearden," he said, by way of greeting, "I didn't know that even a hardened hound of public functions and shaker of famous hands, like myself, could still get a thrill out of meeting an eminent man, but that's what I feel right now, believe it or not."†
Chpt 2.3
- "This invention, the product of Dr. Robert Stadler, the pre-eminent lover of freedom—" Dr. Ferris opened a briefcase, produced some pages of neatly typed copy and turned to Dr. Stadler.†
Chpt 3.3
Definition:
famous, respected, or important within a particular field or profession