sublimity
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sublime (səˈblaɪm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of high moral, aesthetic, intellectual, or spiritual value; noble; exalted |
| 2. | inspiring deep veneration, awe, or uplifting emotion because of its beauty, nobility, grandeur, or immensity |
| 3. | unparalleled; supreme: a sublime compliment |
| 4. | poetic of proud bearing or aspect |
| 5. | archaic raised up |
| —n | |
| 6. | something that is sublime |
| 7. | the ultimate degree or perfect example: the sublime of folly |
| —vb | |
| 8. | (tr) to make higher or purer |
| 9. | 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 |
| 10. | 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 |
| [C14: from Latin sublīmis lofty, perhaps from sub- up to + līmen lintel] | |
| sub'limely | |
| —adv | |
| sublimity | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Wherever the gaze rested, a wonderful picture was spread combining charm and sublimity, remote past and joyous present.
His ardour and idealism prepare us for the deeper spiritual sublimity of the puritan poet.
True virtue ought to be cheerful and soar with the sublimity of reverence for its law.
Instead, this picture achieves a level of badness that is its own form of sublimity.
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