sublime

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Synonym of sublimate.

   • Sub[tle]. […] VVho are you? Ana[nias]. A faithfull Brother, if it pleaſe you. Sub. VVhat's that? A Lullianiſt? a Ripley? Filius artis? Can you ſublime, and dulcefie?
   • The aſhes either of Pit-Coal, or Sea-Coal, make no Efferveſcence vvith Alkalies or Acids. VVhence the ſaline Principle is altogether volatile, and ſublimed avvay by the fire.
2. 2

   To raise (someone or an intangible thing) to a state of (especially moral or spiritual)…

   To raise (someone or an intangible thing) to a state of (especially moral or spiritual) excellence; to exalt.

   • Thoſe vvords vvhich doe ſublime the quinteſſence of bliſſe, […]
   • Miſtris Medulla, the Sunne of honour ſhine upon your hopes, till it ſublime you to a Ladiſhip: I vvill attend you preſently.
   • [W]e may finde […] that confirmation in grace, I say, by which free will is transfigured and sublimed into a state divine; […]
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   To cause (someone or something) to ascend

   To cause (someone or something) to ascend; to raise (someone or something) to a high position.

   • I am ſublim'd! groſſe earth Supports me not. I vvalk on ayr!
   • But thou (dear Vine) forbid'ſt me to be long, Although thy Trunk be neither large, nor ſtrong, Nor can thy Head (not helpt) it ſelf ſublime, Yet like a Serpent, a tall Tree can climb, […]
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      To cause (juice or sap) to rise in a plant.

      • [Camfire, i.e., camphor] ſeemeth plainely to be ſo made by art, being caſt as it vvere or ſublimed into broad round pans or diſhes and little above the thickneſſe of ones thumbe, […]
   2. 5

      Especially of the sun

      Especially of the sun: to heat (something) and cause vapours, etc., to rise from it.

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      To purify (someone) from a bad influence or from sin.

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      To raise (someone) to a high office or status

      To raise (someone) to a high office or status; to dignify, to exalt.

      • Thou Vermine, haue I tane thee, out of dung, […] Sublim'd thee, and exalted thee, and fix'd thee I'the third region, the high ſtate of grace?
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      To raise (a physical thing) to a state of excellence

      To raise (a physical thing) to a state of excellence; to improve.

      • [I]t [bread used for communion] is made 'sacramental and eucharistical,' and so it is sublimed to become the body of Christ. But it is natural food still, […]
      • [F]lours and thir fruit Mans nouriſhment, by gradual ſcale ſublim'd To vital Spirits aſpire, […]
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      To become higher in quality or status

      To become higher in quality or status; to improve.

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      High, tall, towering

      High, tall, towering; also, positioned in a high place; high-up, lofty.

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      Of an aspect of art or nature

      Of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence; awe-inspiring, impressive.

      • sublime scenery
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      Of flight

      Of flight: ascending, soaring.

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       Of an idea or other thing

       Of an idea or other thing: requiring great intellectual effort to appreciate or understand; very elevated, refined, or subtle.

   11. 14

       Of language, style, or writing

       Of language, style, or writing: expressing opinions in a grand way.

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       Of a person or their actions or qualities

       Of a person or their actions or qualities: intellectually, morally, or spiritually superior.

       • a sublime deed
       • Know how sublime a thing it is, To suffer and be strong.
       • Crown Him the Lord of Years! The Potentate of Time,— Creator of the rolling spheres, Ineffably sublime!
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       Of an office or status

       Of an office or status: very high; exalted; also, used as an honorific (often capitalized as Sublime) to refer to someone of high office or status, especially the Ottoman sultan; or to things associated with such a person.

       • the Sublime Porte
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       Of a thing

       Of a thing: consummate, perfect; (informal, loosely) excellent, marvellous, wonderful.

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       Of a person

       Of a person: dignified, majestic, noble.

       • the sublime Julian leader
   16. 19

       Complete, downright, utter.

       • He is behaving like a sublime idiot.
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       Elevated by joy

       Elevated by joy; elated.

       • While thir hearts were jocund and ſublime, Drunk with Idolatry, drunk with Wine,
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       Of a substance

       Of a substance: purified, refined; hence, of the highest quality.

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       Of arms

       Of arms: lifted up, raised.

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       Of a muscle (especially the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle of the forearm which…

       Of a muscle (especially the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle of the forearm which lies above the flexor digitorum profundus muscle): positioned above another muscle; superficial.

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       Of breathing

       Of breathing: very laboured.

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       Something which is sublime

       Something which is sublime; a sublimity.

       • Car[los]. VVhat is your opinion of the Play? Yo[ung] Mag[got]. […] There are a great many ſublimes that are very Poetical.
       • [S]ince there are tvvo ſorts of Sublimes, the one of Nonſence, and the other of Eloquence, I vvill not take upon me to judge to vvhich of theſe this belongs.
       • Novv, vvhat a fine Opportunity vvas here of introducing his Story, in all the Blaze and Terror of anxious and diſordered Nature? VVith vvhat a Sublime might that Flaſh of Lightning have been brought in, to grace the approaching Ruin, […]
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       In the form the sublime of

       In the form the sublime of: the highest degree; the acme, the height.

   24. 27

       Chiefly preceded by the.

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       The quality or state of being sublime

       The quality or state of being sublime; sublimeness, sublimity.

       • [W]hatever VVord or Sentence is Printed in a different Character, ſhall be judged to contain ſomething extraordinary either of VVit or Sublime.
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       An unincorporated community in Lavaca County, Texas, United States.

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