Grey Eminence

Grey Eminence

"Grey Eminence: A Study in Religion and Politics" is a book by Aldous Huxley published in 1941. It is a biography of François Leclerc du Tremblay, the French monk who served as advisor to Cardinal de Richelieu. He was also known as Father Joseph and as "l'éminence grise"; that phrase originally referred to du Tremblay.


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  • grey eminence — see ↑éminence grise • • • Main Entry: ↑grey …   Useful english dictionary

  • grey eminence — /greɪ ˈɛmənəns/ (say gray emuhnuhns) noun → éminence grise. {translation of French éminence grise} …  

  • grey eminence — noun another term for éminence grise …   English new terms dictionary

  • Eminence — may refer to:Places: *In the United States: ** Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois ** Eminence, Indiana ** Eminence, Kentucky ** Eminence, MissouriAnatomy: *Collateral eminence, alongside the hippocampus in the brain *Cruciform eminence, in …   Wikipedia

  • Eminence grise — Éminence grise Peinture de François Leclerc du Tremblay par Jean Léon Gérôme Éminence grise est une expression désignant un conseiller influent qui reste dans l ombre d une personnalité politique ou autre. Cette expression fut pour la première… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • éminence grise — ► NOUN (pl. éminences grises pronunc. same) ▪ a person who exercises power or influence without holding an official position. ORIGIN French, grey eminence ; the term was originally applied to Cardinal Richelieu s grey cloaked private secretary,… …   English terms dictionary

  • Éminence grise — An éminence grise (French for grey eminence ) is a powerful advisor or decision maker who operates secretly or unofficially. This phrase originally referred to François Leclerc du Tremblay, the right hand man of Cardinal Richelieu. Leclerc was a… …   Wikipedia

  • Éminence grise — Peinture de François Leclerc du Tremblay par Jean Léon Gérôme Éminence grise est une expression désignant un conseiller influent qui reste dans l ombre d une personnalité politique ou autre. Cette expression fut pour la première fois employée… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • éminence grise — [ˌɛmɪnɒéminence grises gri:z] noun (plural éminences grises pronunciation same) a person who exercises power or influence without holding an official position. Origin Fr., lit grey eminence ; the term was orig. applied to Cardinal Richelieu s… …   English new terms dictionary

  • éminence grise — /ɛmənəns ˈgriz/ (say emuhnuhns greez) noun a person who wields power unseen and unofficially, usually through another official person; grey eminence. {French: grey eminence; referring to the colour of the garments of the French friar Père Joseph… …  

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