1. Adjective form
Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
2. Adjective form
Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons.
3. Adjective form
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. Adjective form
Elevated by joy; elate.
5. Adjective form
Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.
6. Noun
That which is sublime; -- with the definite article
7. Noun
A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions.
8. Noun
That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful.
9. Verb
To raise on high.
10. Verb
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
To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
12. Verb
To dignify; to ennoble.
13. Verb
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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