preferment

Noun

Meaning

The act of choosing, or the state of being chosen; preference.

The act of preferring, or advancing in dignity or office; the state of being advanced; promotion.

A position or office of honor or profit; as, the preferments of the church.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

amendment growth increase rise advance progress raise improvement institution priority appointment presentation civilization elevation preference
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Antonyms

commons exodus common community fall decline
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Hypernyms

accusation promotion accusal

Examples

If the golden gate of preferment is not usually opened to men of real merit, persons of no worth have entered it in a most extraordinary manner. Isaac D'Israeli

DEGRADATION, n. One of the stages of moral and social progress from private station to political preferment. Ambrose Bierce

It is my happy privilege to be able to stand here and tell you that if you elect me you will have elected a governor who has made no promises of preferment to any man or group. Charles Edison

Such parents or children as aim at the gain and preferment of religion do often mistake gain and gold for godliness, godbelly for the true God, and some false for the true Lord Jesus. Roger Williams (theologian)

the preferment went to the younger candidate Source: Internet

preferment of charges Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

preferentially preferer preferist preferment-hunting prefermentation preferr