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   sublime

   /səˈblʌɪm/

   adjective

   • 1. of very great excellence or beauty: "Mozart's sublime piano concertos" Similar exaltedelevatednobleloftyawe-inspiringawesomemajesticmagnificentimposingglorioussupremegrandgreatoutstandingexcellentfirst-ratefirst-classsuperbperfectidealwonderfulmarvelloussplendiddelightfulblissfulrapturousinformal:fantasticfabulousfabsuperterrificstellarheavenlydivinemind-blowingtoo good to be trueout of this worldsmashingOpposite poorlowlyordinary
   • ▪ producing an overwhelming sense of awe or other high emotion through being vast or grand: "a sense of the sublime"
   • 2. (of a person's attitude or behaviour) extreme or unparalleled: "he had the sublime confidence of youth" Similar supremetotalcompleteutterconsummateextremearrogant

   verb

   • 1. (of a solid substance) change directly into vapour when heated, typically forming a solid deposit again on cooling: "the ice sublimed away, leaving the books dry and undamaged"
   • ▪ cause (a substance) to sublime: "these crystals could be sublimed under a vacuum"
   • 2. elevate to a high degree of moral or spiritual purity or excellence: archaic "let your thoughts be sublimed by the spirit of God"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘dignified, aloof’): from Latin sublimis, from sub- ‘up to’ + a second element perhaps related to limen ‘threshold’, limus ‘oblique’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sublimely adverb
   • 2. sublimity noun

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   SUBLIME definition: 1. extremely good, beautiful, or enjoyable: 2. very great: 3. something that is sublime: . Learn more.

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   1. : to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form. 2. [French sublimer, from Latin sublimare] a (1) : to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor. (2) : to render finer (as in purity or excellence) b. : to convert (something inferior) into something of higher worth. intransitive verb.

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   Sublime definition: elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc.. See examples of SUBLIME used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySUBLIME | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SUBLIME meaning: 1. extremely good, beautiful, or enjoyable: 2. very great: 3. something that is sublime: . Learn more.

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   Definition of sublime adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   extremely good, beautiful, or enjoyable: sublime scenery. sublimely. adverb. (Definition of sublime from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of sublime. in Chinese (Traditional) 極好的, 極美的, 令人極度愉悅的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 极好的, 极美的, 令人极度愉悦的… See more. in Spanish. sublime, supremo, absoluto… See more

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSUBLIME definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe something as sublime, you mean that it has a wonderful quality that affects you deeply.

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   having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character. adjective. worthy of adoration or reverence. synonyms: reverend. sacred. concerned with religion or religious purposes. adjective. inspiring awe. “the sublime beauty of the night” synonyms: empyreal, empyrean. glorious. having or deserving or conferring glory. adjective.

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    Oct 4, 2023 · adjective. 1.a. Set or raised aloft; high up. Now rare ( archaic in later use). Sometimes difficult to distinguish from sense A.9. 1.a.i. ?1567–. In predicative use. Chiefly poetic. Earliest and frequently in figurative context. ?1567. Both lyfe and grace: good reading breedth, flat verse it reysth sublime.

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    sublime meaning, definition, what is sublime: something that is sublime is so good or ...: Learn more.