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Definitions for Sublime

[1] elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc.: Paradise Lost is sublime poetry.
[2] impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power; inspiring awe, veneration, etc.: Switzerland has sublime scenery.
[3] supreme or outstanding: a sublime dinner.
[4] complete; absolute; utter: sublime stupidity.
[5] Archaic . of lofty bearing. haughty.
[6] Archaic . raised high; high up.
[7] the sublime, the realm of things that are sublime: the sublime in art. the quality of being sublime: the sublime of nature. the greatest or supreme degree.
[8] to make higher, nobler, or purer.
[9] Chemistry . to convert (a solid substance) by heat into a vapor, which on cooling condenses again to solid form, without apparent liquefaction. to cause to be given off by this or some analogous process.
[10] Chemistry . to volatilize from the solid state to a gas, and then condense again as a solid without passing through the liquid state.
[11] of high moral, aesthetic, intellectual, or spiritual value; noble; exalted
[12] inspiring deep veneration, awe, or uplifting emotion because of its beauty, nobility, grandeur, or immensity
[13] unparalleled; supreme a sublime compliment
[14] poetic of proud bearing or aspect
[15] archaic raised up
[16] something that is sublime
[17] the ultimate degree or perfect example the sublime of folly
[18] (tr) to make higher or purer
[19] to change or cause to change directly from a solid to a vapour or gas without first melting to sublime iodine ; many mercury salts sublime when heated
[20] to undergo or cause to undergo this process followed by a reverse change directly from a vapour to a solid to sublime iodine onto glass

Words related to Sublime

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Words nearby Sublime

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Origin of Sublime

1350–1400; (noun and adj.) < Latin sublīmis high, equivalent to sub- sub- + an element of uncertain origin, variously identified with līmis, līmus oblique or līmen lintel, threshold; (v.) Middle English sublimen < Old French sublimer < Latin sublimāre to raise, derivative of sublimis

Words that may be confused with Sublime

sublimate, sublime

Other words from Sublime

sub·lime·ly , adverb
sub·lime·ness , noun
sub·lim·er , noun
un·sub·limed , adjective

Word origin for Sublime

C14: from Latin sublīmis lofty, perhaps from sub- up to + līmen lintel

Synonyms for Sublime

abstract, divine, exalted, glorious, gorgeous, heavenly, superb, transcendent, dynamite, elevated, imposing, august, eminent, grand, high, holy, ideal, lofty, majestic, noble, outrageous, proud, resplendent, sacred, spiritual, splendiferous, splendorous, stately, super, the most, too much, transcendental