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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.
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The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts, the magnificence of words, or the harmonious and lively turn of the phrase. Addison.
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(b) That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful.
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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.
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Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared. Dryden.
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2. Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons. “The sublime Julian leader.” De Quincey.
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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.
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Easy in words thy style, in sense sublime. Prior.
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Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong. Longfellow.
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4. Elevated by joy; elate. [Poetic]
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Their hearts were jocund and sublime,
Drunk with idolatry, drunk with wine. Milton.
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5. Lofty of mien; haughty; proud. [Poetic] “Countenance sublime and insolent.” Spenser.
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His fair, large front and eye sublime declared
Absolute rule. Milton.
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Syn. -- Exalted; lofty; noble; majestic. See Grand.
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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]
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A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of vanity and conceit. E. P. Whipple.
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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.
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3. To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
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The sun . . .
Which not alone the southern wit sublimes,
But ripens spirits in cold, northern climes. Pope.
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4. To dignify; to ennoble.
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An ordinary gift can not sublime a person to a supernatural employment. Jer. Taylor.
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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.
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