Sublimeness

sub·lime  (s-blm)

adj.

1. Characterized by nobility; majestic.

2.

a. Of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth.

b. Not to be excelled; supreme.

3. Inspiring awe; impressive.

4. Archaic Raised aloft; set high.

5. Obsolete Of lofty appearance or bearing; haughty: "not terrible,/That I should fear . . . /But solemn and sublime" (John Milton).

n.

1. Something sublime.

2. An ultimate example.

v. sub·limed, sub·lim·ing, sub·limes

v.tr.

1. To render sublime.

2. Chemistry To cause to sublimate.

v.intr. Chemistry

To sublimate.

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[French, from Old French, sublimated, from Latin sublmis, uplifted.]

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sub·limely adv.

sub·limeness, sub·limi·ty (s-blm-t) n.