1. (a.) High in esteem; lofty; towering; prominent\.

2. (a.) Being, metaphorically, above others, whether by birth, high station, merit, or virtue; high in public estimation; distinguished; conspicuous; as, an eminent station; an eminent historian, statements, statesman, or saint.

Olympian a cut above above absolute aerial aggrandized ahead airy altitudinous apotheosized ascendant ascending aspiring august authoritarian authoritative authorized autocratic awesome beatified better big bold canonized capping celebrated chosen clothed with authority colossal commanding competent consequential considerable conspicuous controlling deified dignified distinguished dominant dominating duly constituted eclipsing elevated emissile empowered ennobled enshrined enthroned esteemed estimable ethereal ex officio exalted exceeding excellent excelling exceptional excrescent excrescential extraordinary extruding famous finer glorified glorious godlike governing grand great greater haughty hegemonic hegemonistic held in awe heroic high high and mighty high-pitched high-reaching high-set high-up higher honored illustrious immortal immortalized imperative important in ascendancy in the ascendant influential jutting lauded leading lofty magnanimous magnificent magnified majestic major marked memorable mighty momentous monocratic monumental mounting noble notable noted noteworthy of choice of mark official one up on outstanding outtopping over overlooking overtopping potent powerful preeminent prestigious prognathous projecting prominent protrudent protruding protrusile protrusive protuberant protuberating puissant ranking rare remarkable rememberable renowned reputable respected revered rivaling ruling sainted salient sanctified senior shrined signal soaring special spiring steep striking sublime substantial super superb supereminent superior superlative supernal supreme surpassing telling throned topless toplofty topping totalitarian towering towery transcendent transcendental transcending unforgettable uplifted upper upreared weighty well-known