verb
- Vaporize and then condense right back again.
- synonyms: sublimate
- Change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting.
- usage: "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated"
- synonyms: sublimate
adjective
- Inspiring awe.
- usage: "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity- M. S. Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night"
- Worthy of adoration or reverence.
- synonyms: reverend
- Lifted up or set high. "their hearts were jocund and sublime- Milton
- Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style.
- usage: "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"
- synonyms: exalted, elevated, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded
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