subliming

Variant of sublime

sublime definition

sub·lime (sə blīm)

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

Related Forms:

sublime Idioms

the sublime

sublime quality; sublimity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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