Meaning of 'sublime' (Webster Dictionary)
- That which is sublime; -- with the definite article
- A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style
that expresses lofty conceptions.
- That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished
from the merely beautiful.
- Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted;
lofty.
- Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; --
said of persons.
- 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.
- Elevated by joy; elate.
- Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.
- 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.
- To raise on high.
- 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.
- To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
- To dignify; to ennoble.
Meaning of 'sublime' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
Example in sentence:- some salts sublime when heated;
- sublime iodine
Meaning (2):
- of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
Example in sentence:- a grand purpose;
- a noble and lofty concept;
- an exalted ideal;
- argue in terms of high-flown ideals
Meaning (3):
- inspiring awe
Example in sentence:- empyrean aplomb;
- the sublime beauty of the night;
- well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity
Meaning (4):
- greatest or maximal in degree; extreme
Example in sentence:- His face assumed an expression of sublime conceit;
- supreme folly;
- the sublime absurdity of the creative process;
- the supreme confidence of youth
Meaning (5):
- lifted up or set high
Example in sentence:- their hearts were jocund and sublime
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