Definition of sublime

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sub·lime    (s-blm) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:

1. Characterized by nobility; majestic.
2. 1. Of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth.
   2. 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).

NOUN:

1. Something sublime.
2. An ultimate example.

VERB:
sub·limed, sub·lim·ing, sub·limes
VERB:
tr.

1. To render sublime.
2. Chemistry To cause to sublimate.

VERB:
intr.
Chemistry

To sublimate.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French, from Old French, sublimated, from Latin sublmis, uplifted

OTHER FORMS:
sub·limely(Adverb), sub·limeness or sub·limi·ty  (s-blm-t) KEY (Noun)