preeminence (noun)

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• preeminence — noun Date: 13th century the quality or state of being preeminent ; superiority …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• preeminence — noun a) the status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant b) high importance; superiority …   Wiktionary

• preeminence — noun Syn: superiority, supremacy, greatness, excellence, distinction, prominence, predominance, eminence, importance, prestige, stature, fame, renown, celebrity …   Thesaurus of popular words

• preeminence — noun high status importance owing to marked superiority a scholar of great eminence • Syn: ↑eminence, ↑distinction, ↑note • Derivationally related forms: ↑preeminent, ↑eminent (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• preeminence — (Roget s Thesaurus II) or pre eminence noun 1. The condition or fact of being dominant: ascendance, ascendancy, dominance, domination, paramountcy, predominance, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotency, supremacy. See OVER. 2. A position of… …   English dictionary for students

• primacy — noun Date: 14th century 1. the state of being first (as in importance, order, or rank) ; preeminence < the primacy of intellectual and esthetic over materialistic values T. R. McConnell > 2. the office, rank, or preeminence of an ecclesiastical… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Eurocentrism — noun belief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans • Derivationally related forms: ↑Eurocentric • Hypernyms: ↑partiality, ↑partisanship * * * noun see eurocentric * * * Eurocentriˈcity or …   Useful english dictionary

• blue ribbon — noun Date: 1651 1. an honor or award gained for preeminence 2. a blue ribbon awarded as an honor (as to the first place winner in a competition) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• domination — noun Date: 14th century 1. supremacy or preeminence over another 2. exercise of mastery or ruling power 3. exercise of preponderant, governing, or controlling influence 4. plural …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Eurocentrism — noun practice of viewing the world from a European perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of European culture See Also: Eurocentric …   Wiktionary

• Anglocentrism — noun practice of viewing the world from English or Anglo American perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of English or Anglo American culture See Also: Anglocentric …   Wiktionary