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Definition of Sublime

1. Adjective. Inspiring awe. "The sublime beauty of the night"

2. Verb. Vaporize and then condense right back again.

3. Adjective. Worthy of adoration or reverence.

4. Verb. Change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting. "Some salts sublime when heated"

5. Adjective. Lifted up or set high. "Their hearts were jocund and sublime"

6. Adjective. Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style. "A grand purpose"

Definition of Sublime

1. a. Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.

2. n. That which is sublime; -- with the definite article

3. v. t. To raise on high.

4. 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.

Definition of Sublime

1. Adjective. Noble and majestic. ¹

2. Adjective. Impressive and awe-inspiring. ¹

3. Noun. something sublime ¹

4. Verb. (chemistry physics) To sublimate. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sublime

1. of elevated or noble quality [adj -LIMER, -LIMEST] / to make sublime [v -LIMED, -LIMING, -LIMES] - See also: sublime

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sublime

subligation sublight sublimability sublimable sublimableness sublimatable sublimated sublimates sublimating sublimation

sublimation energy sublimations sublimatories sublimatory sublime (current term) sublimed sublimely sublimeness sublimenesses sublimer

sublimers sublimes sublimest sublimification sublimifications subliminal subliminal message subliminal messages subliminally

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