Definition of sublime
- superl. - Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted;
lofty.
- superl. - Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; --
said of persons.
- superl. - 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.
- superl. - Elevated by joy; elate.
- superl. - Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.
- n. - That which is sublime; -- with the definite article
- n. - A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style
that expresses lofty conceptions.
- n. - That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished
from the merely beautiful.
- v. t. - To raise on high.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. t. - To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
- v. t. - To dignify; to ennoble.
- 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.