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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sublime \Sub*lime"\, n.
That which is sublime; -- with the definite article; as:
a A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style
that expresses lofty conceptions.
The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts,
the magnificence of words or the harmonious and
lively turn of the phrase. --Addison.
b That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished
from the merely beautiful.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sublime \Sub*lime"\, a. [Compar. {Sublimer}; superl.
{Sublimest}.] [L. sublimis sub under + (perhaps) a word akin
to limen lintel, sill, thus meaning, up to the lintel: cf F.
sublime. Cf {Eliminate}.]
1. Lifted up high in place exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared.
--Dryden.
2. Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said
of persons. ``The sublime Julian leader.'' --De Quincey.
3. 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.
Easy in words thy style, in sense sublime. --Prior.
Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be
strong. --Longfellow.
4. Elevated by joy; elate. [Poetic]
Their hearts were jocund and sublime, Drunk with
idolatry, drunk with wine. --Milton.
5. Lofty of mien; haughty; proud. [Poetic] ``Countenance
sublime and insolent.'' --Spenser.
His fair, large front and eye sublime declared
Absolute rule --Milton.
Syn: Exalted; lofty; noble; majestic. See {Grand}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sublime \Sub*lime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sublimed}; p. pr &
vb n. {Subliming}.] [Cf. L. sublimare, F. sublimer to
subject to sublimation. See {Sublime}, a., and cf
{Sublimate}, v. t.]
1. To raise on high. [Archaic]
A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of
vanity and conceit. --E. P.
Whipple.
2. (Chem.) 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.
3. To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
The sun . . . Which not alone the southern wit
sublimes, But ripens spirits in cold, northern
climes. --Pope.
4. To dignify; to ennoble.
An ordinary gift can not sublime a person to a
supernatural employment. --Jer. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sublime \Sub*lime"\, v. i. (Chem.)
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
sublime
adj 1: inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to
empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"-
Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night"
[syn: {empyreal}, {empyrean}]
2: worthy of adoration or reverence [syn: {revered}, {reverenced},
{reverend}, {venerated}]
3: (archaic) lifted up or set high; "their hearts were jocund
and sublime"- Milton
v : vaporize and then condense right back again [syn: {sublimate}]
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