SUBLIME
noun
Definitions
- 1. That which is sublime; -- with the definite article; as:
- 2. A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions. The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts, the magnificence of words, or the harmonious and lively turn of the phrase. Addison.
- 3. That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
SUBLIME
(adjective)
1. Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty. Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared. Dryden.
2. Distinguished by lofty or noble ...
SUBLIME
(verb)
1. To raise on high. [Archaic] A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of vanity and conceit. E. P. Whipple.
2. To subject to the process of subl...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
