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Adjective
/səˈblīm/,
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sublimer, comparative; sublimest, superlative;
  1. Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe
    • - Mozart's sublime piano concertos
    • - experiences that ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous
  2. Used to denote the extreme or unparalleled nature of a person's attitude or behavior
    • - he had the sublime confidence of youth
Verb
  1. (of a solid substance) Change directly into vapor when heated, typically forming a solid deposit again on cooling

  2. Cause (a substance) to do this
    • - these crystals could be sublimed under a vacuum
  3. Elevate to a high degree of moral or spiritual purity or excellence

  1. empyreal: inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night"
  2. vaporize and then condense right back again
  3. change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated"
  4. reverend: worthy of adoration or reverence
  5. lifted up or set high; "their hearts were jocund and sublime"- Milton
  6. exalted: 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"
  7. Sublime is the third album released by ska-punk band Sublime. Originally intended to be titled Killin' It, the band and record label agreed to substitute an eponymous title due to lead singer Bradley Nowell's death prior to the album's release. ...
  8. Sublime was an American ska punk band from Long Beach, California, formed in 1988. The band's line-up, unchanged until their breakup, consisted of Bradley Nowell (vocals and guitar), Bud Gaugh (drums and percussion), and Eric Wilson (bass guitar). ...
  9. Sublime, also known as John Sublime, is a fictional supervillain (actually a sentient bacterium) and enemy of the X-Men in the Marvel Comics universe. Sublime first appeared as John Sublime in the New X-Men Annual 2001.
  10. Sublime is a 2007 horror film directed by Tony Krantz and written by Erik Jendresen.
  11. The sublime is a form of expression in literature in which the author refers to things in nature or art that affect the mind with a sense of overwhelming grandeur or irresistible power. ...
  12. In aesthetics, the sublime (from the Latin sublīmis "sloping up to the lintel, uplifted, high, lofty, elevated, exalted") is the quality of greatness or vast magnitude, whether physical, moral, intellectual, metaphysical, aesthetic, spiritual or artistic. ...
  13. something sublime; To sublimate; Noble and majestic; Impressive and awe-inspiring
  14. (Sublimity) Obsolete term for Essential Dignity.
  15. In general use, the word Sublime means 'of exalted status'. In the eighteenth century the term was given a specific use (eg by Edmund Burke), in contrast with the word Beautiful (meaning 'soft, gentle and smooth') so that Sublime meant 'dramatic, awe-inspiring and almost frightening. ...
  16. Sublimation occurs when a substance changes directly from a solid to a gas without becoming liquid.
  17. The aesthetic feeling aroused by experiences too overwhelming in scale to be appreciated as beautiful by the senses. The awe produced by standing on the brink of the Grand Canyon or the terror induced by witnessing a hurricane are properly said to be sublime. ...
  18. The combined feelings of awe, pleasure, and fear associated with viewing a dangerous landscape, such as the summit of a mountain or a large waterfall. ...
  19. the main characteristic of great poetry, Longinus held, was sublimity or high, grand, ennobling seriousness.
  20. of such excellence, beauty, perfection as to inspire awe. Often accompanied with a sense of mortality.
  21. the turning of a solid directly into a gas without going through the intermediate liquid phase, e.g. the vapor of ``dry ice'' (the sublimation of frozen carbon dioxide).
  22. Turbulent Nature. (Pleasure from perceiving objects that threaten to hurt or destroy observer).
  23. Noble, grand. Inspiring awe or reverence.
  24. That which impresses the mind with a sense of grandeur and power, inspiring a sense of awe.
  25. Laundromat/P.I. office. (see Vogelsang)