Category:Preeminent

Pre*ëm"i*nent, a. Etym: [l. praeminens, -entis, p. pr. praeminere to Be prominent, to surpass: cf. F. pré\'82minent. See pre-, and Eminent.]

Defn: eminent above others; prominent among those who are eminent; Superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of, others; Rarely, surpassing others in evil, or in bad qualities; as, Preëminent in guilt. In goodness and in power preëminent. Milton.