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Sublime

Sublime (sublime)
a.(?)
Sub*lime"
[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. Eli
  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.


Sublime

Sublime (sublime)
n.
Sub*lime"
  1. That which is sublime; -- with the definite article
    ; as: (a)

Sublime

Sublime (sublime)
v. t.
Sub*lime"
  1. To raise on high.
    [Archaic]

    A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of vanity and conceit. E. P. Whipple.

  2. 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.


Sublime

Sublime (sublime)
v. i.(?)
Sub*lime"
(Chem.)
  1. 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.













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