Sublime

[sə'blaɪm]

Definition

(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'.

(adj.) lifted up or set high; 'their hearts were jocund and sublime'- Milton .

Editor: Seth--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Typist: Louis

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. High, elevated.[2]. Exalted (in excellence or dignity), great, noble, grand, lofty, dignified, stately, majestic.

v. a. [1]. Vaporize (as a solid, to be again condensed), sublimate.[2]. Refine, exalt, elevate, heighten.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Raised, exalted, lofty, elevated, eminent, grand, stately, high, noble,majestic, glorious, magnificent

ANT:Low, depressed, unexalted, inconspicuous, unimposing, ordinary, mean, ignoble,inglorious, base, ridiculous

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Definition

adj. high: lofty: majestic: awakening feelings of awe or veneration.—n. that which is sublime: the lofty or grand in thought or style (The sublime): the emotion produced by sublime objects.—v.t. to exalt: to dignify to ennoble: to improve: to purify to bring to a state of vapour by heat and condense again by cold.—v.i. to be sublimed or sublimated.—adv. Sublime′ly in a sublime manner: loftily: with elevated conceptions.—ns. Sublime′ness Sublim′ity loftiness: elevation: grandeur: loftiness of thought or style: nobleness of nature or character: excellence.

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