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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
sublime
adj 1: inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to
empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"-
Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night" [syn:
empyreal, empyrean, sublime]
2: worthy of adoration or reverence [syn: reverend, sublime]
3: lifted up or set high; "their hearts were jocund and
sublime"- Milton
4: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or
style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown
ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand
purpose" [syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand,
high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified,
idealistic, noble-minded]
v 1: vaporize and then condense right back again [syn:
sublime, sublimate]
2: change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor
without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime
when heated" [syn: sublime, sublimate]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sublime \Sub*lime"\, a. [Compar. Sublimer; superl.
Sublimest.] [L. sublimis; sub under + (perhaps) a word akin
to limen lintel, sill, thus meaning, up to the lintel: cf. F.
sublime. Cf. Eliminate.]
1. Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
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Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared.
--Dryden.
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2. Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said
of persons. "The sublime Julian leader." --De Quincey.
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3. 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.
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Easy in words thy style, in sense sublime. --Prior.
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Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong. --Longfellow.
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4. Elevated by joy; elate. [Poetic]
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Their hearts were jocund and sublime,
Drunk with idolatry, drunk with wine. --Milton.
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5. Lofty of mien; haughty; proud. [Poetic] "Countenance
sublime and insolent." --Spenser.
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His fair, large front and eye sublime declared
Absolute rule. --Milton.
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Syn: Exalted; lofty; noble; majestic. See Grand.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sublime \Sub*lime"\, n.
That which is sublime; -- with the definite article; as:
(a) A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style
that expresses lofty conceptions.
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The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts,
the magnificence of words, or the harmonious and
lively turn of the phrase. --Addison.
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(b) That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished
from the merely beautiful.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sublime \Sub*lime"\, v. i. (Chem.)
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.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sublime \Sub*lime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sublimed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Subliming.] [Cf. L. sublimare, F. sublimer to
subject to sublimation. See Sublime, a., and cf.
Sublimate, v. t.]
1. To raise on high. [Archaic]
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A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of
vanity and conceit. --E. P.
Whipple.
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2. (Chem.) 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.
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3. To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
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The sun . . .
Which not alone the southern wit sublimes,
But ripens spirits in cold, northern climes. --Pope.
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4. To dignify; to ennoble.
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An ordinary gift can not sublime a person to a
supernatural employment. --Jer. Taylor.
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Thesaurus Results for Sublime:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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