adjective

1. noble; exalted; majestic
2. inspiring awe or admiration through grandeur, beauty, etc.
3. Informal outstandingly or supremely such a man of sublime taste
4. Archaic
   1. elated; joyful
   2. proud; lofty; haughty
   3. upraised; aloft

Etymology: L sublimus < sub-, up to + limen, lintel (hence, orig. up to the lintel): see limen

transitive verb sublimed -·limed′, subliming -·lim′·ing

1. to make sublime
2. sublimate ()

Etymology: ME sublimen < MFr sublimer < ML sublimare < L, to lift high < the adj.

intransitive verb