Definitions for sublime
səˈblaɪmsub·lime

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. empyreal, empyrean, sublimeadjective

   inspiring awe

   "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night"

2. reverend, sublimeadjective

   worthy of adoration or reverence

3. sublimeadjective

   lifted up or set high

   "their hearts were jocund and sublime"- Milton

4. exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-mindedverb

   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"

5. sublime, sublimateverb

   vaporize and then condense right back again

6. sublime, sublimateverb

   change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting

   "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated"

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1. sublimenoun

   something sublime

2. sublimeverb

   To sublimate.

3. sublimeadjective

   Noble and majestic.

4. sublimeadjective

   Impressive and awe-inspiring.

5. Etymology: From sublime, from sublimis, from sub- + uncertain, often identified with limis, ablative singular of limus or limen

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SUBLIMEadjective

   Etymology: sublimis, Latin.

   1. High in place; exalted aloft.

   They sum’d their pens, and soaring th’ air sublime
   With clang despis’d the ground. John Milton.

   Sublime on these a tow’r of steel is rear’d,
   And dire Tisiphone there keeps the ward. Dryden.

   2. High in excellence; exalted by nature.

   My earthly strained to the height
   In that celestial colloquy sublime. John Milton.

   Can it be, that souls sublime
   Return to visit our terrestrial clime;
   And that the gen’rous mind releas’d by death,
   Can cover lazy limbs? Dryden.

   3. High in stile or sentiment; lofty; grand.

   Easy in stile, thy work in sense sublime. Matthew Prior.

   4. Elevated by joy.

   All yet left of that revolted rout,
   Heav’n-fall’n, in station stood or just array,
   Sublime with expectation. John Milton.

   Their hearts were jocund and sublime,
   Drunk with idolatry, drunk with wine. John Milton.

   5. Haughty; proud.

   He was sublime, and almost tumorous in his looks and gestures. Henry Wotton.

2. Sublimenoun

   The grand or lofty stile. The sublime is a Gallicism, but now naturalized.

   Longinus strengthens all his laws,
   And is himself the great sublime he draws. Alexander Pope.

   The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts, the magnificence of the words, or the harmonious and lively turn of the phrase; the perfect sublime arises from all three together. Addis.

3. To Sublimeverb

   Etymology: sublimer, Fr. from the adjective.

   1. To raise by a chemical fire.

   Study our manuscripts, those myriads
   Of letters, which have past ’twixt thee and me,
   Thence write our annals, and in them lessons be
   To all, whom love’s subliming fire invades. John Donne.

   2. To raise on high.

   Although thy trunk be neither large nor strong,
   Nor can thy head, not helpt, itself sublime,
   Yet, like a serpent, a tall tree can climb. John Denham.

   3. To exalt; to heighten; to improve.

   Flow’rs, and then fruit,
   Man’s nourishment, by gradual scale sublim’d
   To vital spirits aspire. John Milton.

   The fancies of most are moved by the inward springs of the corporeal machine, which even in the most sublimed intellectuals is dangerously influential. Joseph Glanvill.

   Art being strengthened by the knowledge of things, may pass into nature by slow degrees, and so be sublimed into a pure genius which is capable of distinguishing betwixt the beauties of nature and that which is low in her. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   Meanly they seek the blessing to confine,
   And force that sun but on a part to shine;
   Which not alone the southern wit sublimes,
   But ripens spirits in cold northern climes. Alexander Pope.

4. To Sublimeverb

   To rise in the chemical vessel by the force of fire.

   The particles of sal ammoniack in sublimation carry up the particles of antimony, which will not sublime alone. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   This salt is fixed in a gentle fire, and sublimes in a great one. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

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1. sublime

   Sublime refers to something of incredible beauty, grandeur or excellence, often to such an extent that it inspires great admiration, awe or even a sense of transcendent spiritual or intellectual elevation. This term can be used to describe a wide range of phenomena, from the natural world (like a spectacular sunset or a majestic mountain range), to human creations (like a brilliant work of art or a profound philosophical idea).

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1. Sublime

   lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty

2. Sublime

   distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons

3. 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

4. Sublime

   elevated by joy; elate

5. Sublime

   lofty of mien; haughty; proud

6. Sublimenoun

   that which is sublime; -- with the definite article

7. Sublimenoun

   a grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions

8. Sublimenoun

   that which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful

9. Sublimeverb

   to raise on high

10. Sublimeverb

    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. Sublimeverb

    to exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify

12. Sublimeverb

    to dignify; to ennoble

13. Sublimeverb

    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

14. Etymology: [Cf. L. sublimare, F. sublimer to subject to sublimation. See Sublime, a., and cf. Sublimate, v. t.]

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1. Sublime

   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, Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh. Michael 'Miguel' Happoldt also contributed on a few Sublime songs, such as "New Thrash". Lou Dog, Nowell's dalmatian, was the mascot of the band. Nowell died of a heroin overdose in 1996. In 1997, posthumous songs such as "Santeria", "The Wrong Way", "Doin' Time", and "April 29, 1992" were released to U.S. radio. Sublime released three studio albums, one live album, five compilation albums, three EPs and one box set. Although their first two albums—40 Oz. to Freedom and Robbin' the Hood —were quite popular in the United States, Sublime did not experience major commercial success until 1996 with their self-titled third album, released two months after Nowell's death, which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200, and spawned the single "What I Got", which remains the band's only number one hit single in their musical career. As of 2009, the band has sold over 17 million albums worldwide, including about 10 million in the U.S. alone.

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1. Sublime

   sub-līm′, adj. high: lofty: majestic: awakening feelings of awe or veneration.—n. that which is sublime: the lofty or grand in thought or style (The sublime): the emotion produced by sublime objects.—v.t. to exalt: to dignify, to ennoble: to improve: to purify, to bring to a state of vapour by heat and condense again by cold.—v.i. to be sublimed or sublimated.—adv. Sublime′ly, in a sublime manner: loftily: with elevated conceptions.—ns. Sublime′ness, Sublim′ity, loftiness: elevation: grandeur: loftiness of thought or style: nobleness of nature or character: excellence. [L. sublimis, high, ety. dub.; perh. sub-limen, up to the lintel.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sublime in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sublime in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of sublime in a Sentence

1. William John Bennett:

   The elementary school must assume as its sublime and most solemn responsibility the task of teaching every child in it to read. Any school that does not accomplish this has failed.

2. Napoleon Bonaparte:

   There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

3. Socrates:

   I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.

4. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

   Know how sublime a thing is to suffer and be strong.

5. Johann von Goethe:

   Rest not Life is sweeping by go and dare before you die. Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to conquer time.

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