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Sublime   /səblˈaɪm/   Listen
Sublime

adjective
(compar. sublimer; superl. sublimest)
1.
Inspiring awe.  Synonyms: empyreal, empyrean.  "Empyrean aplomb" , "The sublime beauty of the night"
2.
Worthy of adoration or reverence.  Synonym: reverend.
3.
Lifted up or set high.
4.
Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style.  Synonyms: elevated, exalted, grand, high-flown, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, rarified.  "Argue in terms of high-flown ideals" , "A noble and lofty concept" , "A grand purpose"
verb
(past & past part. sublimed; pres. part. subliming)
1.
Vaporize and then condense right back again.  Synonym: sublimate.
2.
Change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting.  Synonym: sublimate.  "Some salts sublime when heated"



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"Sublime" Quotes from Famous Books



... and dispense vast knowledge in a bold, striking or noble manner, are the recognized greatest men of genius for the simple reason that the readers of the world who know most recognize all they know in these writers, together with that spirit of sublime imagination that suggests still greater realms of truth and beauty. What Shakesepare was to the intellectual leaders of his day, "The Duchess" was to countless immature young folks of her day who were looking for "something ...
— The Delicious Vice • Young E. Allison

... for one moment appreciated the true cause of our amusement, he would have been a broken man. Happily his self-confidence was sublime, and, when Daphne finally bowed and remarked with a dazzling smile that no doubt he and her husband would like to have a little chat after luncheon, he retired in a perfect ...
— Berry And Co. • Dornford Yates

... front and eye sublime declar'd Absolute rule; and hyacinthin locks Round from his parted forelock manly hung Clus'tring, but not beneath his shoulders ...
— Life Of Johnson, Volume 4 (of 6) • Boswell

... me, tingling with enthusiasm, I forgot my chagrin, I forgot the gross injustice, I forgot my mules. "Excelsior!" I cried, running up and down the ridge in uncontrollable excitement at the sublime spectacle of forest, mountain, and valley all set with ...
— In Search of the Unknown • Robert W. Chambers

... shareholders' exclusive property. But realities have a way of differing from forms, and just as in political affairs it is common to regard the State as a very different thing to the people who compose it, as a sublime entity with a separate existence of its own, so directors are apt to distinguish between the company and the shareholders. It is the company to which they owe allegiance. To pay away in dividends to shareholders money which they could employ in extending the business ...
— Supply and Demand • Hubert D. Henderson


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