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sub·lim·i·ty

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–noun, plural -ties for 2.

1.	the state or quality of being sublime.

2.	a sublime person or thing.

[Origin: 1520–30; < L sublīmitās height, equiv. to sublīm(is) sublime + -itās -ity

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adj.

Characterized by nobility; majestic.
1. Of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth.
2. Not to be excelled; supreme.
Inspiring awe; impressive.
Archaic Raised aloft; set high.
Obsolete Of lofty appearance or bearing; haughty: "not terrible,/That I should fear . . . /But solemn and sublime" (John Milton).

Something sublime.
An ultimate example.

v. sub·limed, sub·lim·ing, sub·limes

v. tr.

To render sublime.
Chemistry To cause to sublimate.

v. intr. Chemistry
To sublimate.

[French, from Old French, sublimated, from Latin sublīmis, uplifted.]

sub·lime'ly adv., sub·lime'ness, sub·lim'i·ty (sə-blĭm'ĭ-tē) n.

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sublimity
noun
nobility in thought or feeling or style

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Sublimity, OR (city, FIPS 70700) Location: 44.82921 N, 122.79167 W
Population (1990): 1491 (504 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97385

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Sublimity

Gran"deur\, n. [F., fr. grand. See Grand.] The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness; splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity; elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action.

Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show Of luxury . . . allure mine eye. --Milton.

Syn: Sublimity; majesty; stateliness; augustness; loftiness. See Sublimity.

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