Etymology: (1350–1400; (n., adj.) < L sublīmis high =sub-sub - + an element of uncert. orig., variously identified with līmis, līmus oblique, or līmen lintel, threshold; (v.) ME < OF sublimer < L sublimāre to raise, der. of sublimis)
Definition of 'sublime'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj)empyreal, empyrean, sublime inspiring awe "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night"
3. (adj)sublime lifted up or set high "their hearts were jocund and sublime"- Milton
4. (verb)exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded of highmoral 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"
5. (verb)sublime, sublimate vaporize and then condense rightback again
6. (verb)sublime, sublimate change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without firstmelting "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated"
Definition of 'sublime'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)sublime that which is sublime; -- with the definite article
2. (noun)sublime a grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions
3. (noun)sublime that which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful
4. sublime lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty
5. sublime distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons
6. sublime 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
10. (verb)sublime 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
11. (verb)sublime to exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify
12. (verb)sublime to dignify; to ennoble
13. (verb)sublime to pass off in vapor, with immediate condensation; specifically, to evaporate or volatilize from the solidstate without apparent melting; -- said of those substances, like arsenic, benzoic acid, etc., which do not exhibit a liquidform on heating, except under increased pressure
Definitions of sublime 
Afrikaans: subliem
Arabic: مَهيب، نَبيل، رَفيع ، سام
Bulgarian: възвишен
Brazilian: sublime
Czech: vznešený
German: erhaben
Danish: sublim
Greek: υπέροχος
Spanish: sublime
Estonian: suursugune,ülev
Farsi: حيرت انگيز
Finnish: mahtava
French: sublime
Hebrew: נִשגָב
Hindi: उच्च, उत्कष्ट, भव्य, प्रत
Croatian: uzvišen, dostojanstven
Hungarian: fenséges
Indonesian: mulia
Icelandic: göfugur, háleitur, mikilf
Italian: sublime
Japanese: 荘厳な
Korean: 숭고한, 장엄한
Lithuanian: didis, taurus, aukštas, i
Latvian: cēls; dižens; grandiozs
Malay: mengagumkan
Dutch: subliem
Norwegian: storslått, sublim
Polish: wzniosły, doskonały
Persian: حيرت انگيز
Pashto: حیرانونکی
Portuguese: sublime
Romanian: sublim
Russian: возвышенный
Slovak: vznešený, veľkolepý
Slovenian: veličasten
Serbian: uzvišen
Swedish: storslagen, sublim
Thai: สูงส่ง
Turkish: yüce, ulu, yüksek
Taiwanese: 卓越的，崇高的
Ukrainian: величний; грандіозний
Urdu: بر تر، اعلیٰ
Vietnamese: hùng vĩ, tuyệt vời
Chinese: 卓越的，崇高的
