sublime

sub·lime

1. Characterized by nobility; majestic.
2. a. Of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth.
   b. Not to be excelled; supreme.
3. Inspiring awe; impressive.
4. Archaic Raised aloft; set high.
5. Obsolete Of lofty appearance or bearing; haughty: “not terrible,/That I should fear . . . /But solemn and sublime” (John Milton).

1. Something sublime.
2. An ultimate example.

1. To render sublime.
2. Chemistry To cause to sublimate.

Origin: French, from Old French, sublimated, from Latin sublīmis, uplifted.

Related Forms:

• sublimely sub·limeˈly adverb

• sublimeness sub·limeˈness, sub·limˈi·ty (sə-blĭmˈĭ-tē) noun