Sublime Meaning

There are 7 meaning(s) for word Sublime

Meaning 1 : change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting

    Example : sublime iodine,some salts sublime when heated

    Synonyms : sublimate
Meaning 2 : inspiring awe

    Example : the sublime beauty of the night

    Synonyms : empyreal,  empyrean
Meaning 3 : worthy of adoration or reverence

    Synonyms : reverend
Meaning 4 : greatest or maximal in degree; extreme

    Example : the sublime absurdity of the creative process,His face assumed an expression of sublime conceit

    Synonyms : supreme
Meaning 5 : vaporize and then condense right back again

    Synonyms : sublimate
Meaning 6 : of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

    Synonyms : elevated,  exalted,  grand,  high-flown,  high-minded,  idealistic,  lofty,  noble-minded,  rarefied,  rarified
Meaning 7 : lifted up or set high

    Example : their hearts were jocund and sublime