eminent
adj.adj. very famous and respected in a particular job or field. You use this for people who are leaders or experts.
adj. highly distinguished and respected, typically within a specific professional or intellectual field. Formal in register; often used attributively before titles or roles.
She is an eminent scientist in her field.
The eminent professor gave a lecture on climate change at the university.
His status as an eminent jurist ensured that his legal opinions carried significant weight in the final ruling.
From Middle French éminent, from Latin present participle ēminēns, ēminentis, from verb ēmineō (“to project, protrude”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + mineō, related to mons (English mount). Compare with imminent. Unrelated to emanate, which is instead from mānō (“to flow”).
Typically used attributively before a noun (e.g. 'an eminent scholar').