SUBLIME

sublime

(adjective) lifted up or set high; “their hearts were jocund and sublime”- Milton

empyreal, empyrean, sublime

(adjective) inspiring awe; “well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity”- M.S.Dworkin; “empyrean aplomb”- Hamilton Basso; “the sublime beauty of the night”

supreme, sublime

(adjective) greatest or maximal in degree; extreme; “supreme folly”; “the supreme confidence of youth”; “the sublime absurdity of the creative process”; “His face assumed an expression of sublime conceit”

exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded

(adjective) of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; “an exalted ideal”; “argue in terms of high-flown ideals”- Oliver Franks; “a noble and lofty concept”; “a grand purpose”

reverend, sublime

(adjective) worthy of adoration or reverence

sublime, sublimate

(verb) vaporize and then condense right back again

sublime, sublimate

(verb) change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; “sublime iodine”; “some salts sublime when heated”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

sublime (third-person singular simple present sublimes, present participle subliming, simple past and past participle sublimed)

(chemistry, physics, ambitransitive) To sublimate.

(transitive) To raise on high.

(transitive) To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.

Synonym: sublimate (archaic)

(transitive) To dignify; to ennoble.

Etymology 2

Adjective

sublime (comparative sublimer, superlative sublimest)

Noble and majestic.

Impressive and awe-inspiring, yet simple.

(obsolete) Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.

(obsolete) Elevated by joy; elated.

Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.

Noun

sublime (plural sublimes)

Something sublime.

Anagrams

• blueism

Source: Wiktionary

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Sub*lime", a. [Compar. Sublimer; superl. Sublimest.] Etym: [L. sublimis; sub under + (perhaps) a word akin to limen lintel, sill, thus meaning, up to the lintel: cf. F. sublime. Cf. Eliminate.]

1. Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty. Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared. Dryden.

2. Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons. "The sublime Julian leader." De Quincey.

3. Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; -- said of an impressive object in nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a work of art, of a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime deed. Easy in words thy style, in sense sublime. Prior. Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong. Longfellow.

4. Elevated by joy; elate. [Poetic] Their hearts were jocund and sublime, Drunk with idolatry, drunk with wine. Milton.

5. Lofty of mien; haughty; proud. [Poetic] "Countenance sublime and insolent." Spenser. His fair, large front and eye sublime declared Absolute rule. Milton.

Syn.

– Exalted; lofty; noble; majestic. See Grand.

Sub*lime", n.

Definition: That which is sublime; -- with the definite article; as: (a) A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions. The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts, the magnificence of words, or the harmonious and lively turn of the phrase. Addison.

(b) That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful.

Sub*lime", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sublimed; p. pr. & vb. n. Subliming.] Etym: [Cf. L. sublimare, F. sublimer to subject to sublimation. See Sublime, a., and cf. Sublimate, v. t.]

1. To raise on high. [Archaic] A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of vanity and conceit. E. P. Whipple.

2. (Chem.)

Definition: To subject to the process of sublimation; to heat, volatilize, and condense in crystals or powder; to distill off, and condense in solid form; hence, also, to purify.

3. To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify. The sun . . . Which not alone the southern wit sublimes, But ripens spirits in cold, northern climes. Pope.

4. To dignify; to ennoble. An ordinary gift can not sublime a person to a supernatural employment. Jer. Taylor.

Sub*lime", v. i. (Chem.)

Definition: To pass off in vapor, with immediate condensation; specifically, to evaporate or volatilize from the solid state without apparent melting; -- said of those substances, like arsenic, benzoic acid, etc., which do not exhibit a liquid form on heating, except under increased pressure.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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