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Synonyms
sub·lime (sə-blīḿ)

[French, from Old French, sublimated, from Latin sublīmis, uplifted.]

adjective 

  1. Characterized by nobility; majestic.
    1. Of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth.
    2. Not to be excelled; supreme.
  3. Inspiring awe; impressive.
  4. Archaic Raised aloft; set high.
  5. Obsolete Of lofty appearance or bearing; haughty: “not terrible,/That I should fear . . . /But solemn and sublime” (John Milton)

noun 

  1. Something sublime.
  2. An ultimate example.

verb: -limed, -lim·ing, -limes. 

transitive verb 

  1. To render sublime.
  2. Chemistry To cause to sublimate.

intransitive verb 

Chemistry
To sublimate.

derivatives

sub·limély
adverb
sub·liméness
noun