sublime

[Sub*lime·]

In common use, sublime is an adjective meaning "awe inspiringly grand, excellent, or impressive," like the best chocolate fudge sundae you've ever had.

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Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.

Verb
vaporize and then condense right back again

Verb
change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated"

Adjective S.
lifted up or set high; "their hearts were jocund and sublime"- Milton

Adjective S.
inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night"

Adjective S.
worthy of adoration or reverence

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superl.
Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.

superl.
Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons.

superl.
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.

superl.
Elevated by joy; elate.

superl.
Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.

n.
That which is sublime; -- with the definite article

n.
A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions.

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

v. t.
To raise on high.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.

v. t.
To dignify; to ennoble.

v. i.
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.

Sublime

Sub*lime" , a. [Compar. Sublimer ; superl. Sublimest.] [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.

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.

Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong.

4. Elevated by joy; elate. [Poetic]

Their hearts were jocund and sublime, Drunk with idolatry, drunk with wine.

5. Lofty of mien; haughty; proud. [Poetic] "Countenance sublime and insolent." Spenser.

His fair, large front and eye sublime declared Absolute rule.

Syn. -- Exalted; lofty; noble; majestic. See Grand.

Sublime

Sub*lime", n. 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.

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

Sublime

Sub*lime", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sublimed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Subliming.] [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.

2. (Chem.) 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.

4. To dignify; to ennoble.

An ordinary gift can not sublime a person to a supernatural employment.

Sublime

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

Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.

That which is sublime; -- with the definite article

To raise on high.

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.

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Usage Examples

Beauty is that which is simultaneously attractive and sublime.

But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value will be found to have some rare and special beauty of its own and in this respect the original Bible stands very high as a monument of sublime poetry and of artistic prose.

I still believe that capitalism is too harsh and I believe that, even within that, there is a lot of satisfaction and beauty if you happen to be one of the lucky ones, although that doesn't eradicate the reality of the suffering. It's all true at once, kind of humming and sublime.

The enchanting charms of this sublime science reveal only to those who have the courage to go deeply into it.

Sports nurtures dreams of achieving self confidence and masculine striving for the skinny kid watching a boxer dance around the ring with sublime ease.

A sublime faith in human imbecility has seldom led those who cherish it astray.

Our faith is stronger than death, our philosophy is firmer than flesh, and the spread of the Kingdom of God upon the earth is more sublime and more compelling.

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Other Usage Examples

It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary calculations. He is at once sublime and touching, childlike and of the race of giants.

It is now possible to quantify people's levels of happiness pretty accurately by asking them, by observation, and by measuring electrical activity in the brain, in degrees from terrible pain to sublime joy.

Happiness is the sublime moment when you get out of your corsets at night.

Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world.

I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment.

Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked.

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.

The musician is perhaps the most modest of animals, but he is also the proudest. It is he who invented the sublime art of ruining poetry.