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- Dictionarysublime/səˈblʌɪm/
adjective
- 1. of very great excellence or beauty: "Mozart's sublime piano concertos" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person's attitude or behaviour) extreme or unparalleled: "he had the sublime confidence of youth" Similar
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"
- 2. elevate to a high degree of moral or spiritual purity or excellence: archaic "let your thoughts be sublimed by the spirit of God"
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SUBLIME definition: 1. extremely good, beautiful, or enjoyable: 2. very great: 3. something that is sublime: . Learn more.
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.
Sublime definition: elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc.. See examples of SUBLIME used in a sentence.
SUBLIME meaning: 1. extremely good, beautiful, or enjoyable: 2. very great: 3. something that is sublime: . Learn more.
If you describe something as sublime, you mean that it has a wonderful quality that affects you deeply.
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.
Definition of sublime adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
