sublime

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sub·lime / səˈblīm/ • adj. (-lim·er, -lim·est) of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe: Mozart's sublime piano concertos | [as n.] (the sublime) experiences that ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous. ∎  used to denote the extreme or unparalleled nature of a person's attitude or behavior: he had the sublime confidence of youth.• v. 1. [intr.] Chem. (of a solid substance) change directly into vapor when heated, typically forming a solid deposit again on cooling. ∎  [tr.] cause (a substance) to do this: these crystals could be sublimed under a vacuum.2. [tr.] archaic elevate to a high degree of moral or spiritual purity or excellence.DERIVATIVES: sub·lime·ly adv.sub·lim·i·ty / -ˈblimitē/ n.

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