Sublime

·vt To raise on high.

II. Sublime ·superl Elevated by joy; elate.

III. Sublime ·superl Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.

IV. Sublime ·noun That which is sublime;

— with the definite article.

V. Sublime ·superl Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.

VI. Sublime ·vt To Dignify; to Ennoble.

VII. Sublime ·superl Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent;

— said of persons.

VIII. Sublime ·noun That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful.

IX. Sublime ·noun A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions.

X. Sublime ·vt To Exalt; to Heighten; to Improve; to Purify.

XI. Sublime ·vt 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.

XII. Sublime ·superl 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.

XIII. Sublime ·vi 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.