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Sublime   /səblˈaɪm/   Listen
adjective
Sublime  adj.  (compar. sublimer; superl. sublimest)  
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."
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." "His fair, large front and eye sublime declared Absolute rule."
Synonyms: Exalted; lofty; noble; majestic. See Grand.


noun
Sublime  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.


verb
Sublime  v. t.  (past & past part. sublimed; pres. part. subliming)  
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  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.





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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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