sublime

IPA: sʌbɫˈaɪm

(countable, archaic)
Something which is sublime; a sublimity.
In the form the sublime of: the highest degree; the acme, the height.
(uncountable) Chiefly preceded by the.
An aspect of art or nature which causes awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence; hence, the great beauty or magnificence of a place, a thing, etc.
A style of language or writing which expresses opinions in a grand way.
That which is intellectually, morally, or spiritually superior in human life or human nature.
(uncountable, archaic) The quality or state of being sublime; sublimeness, sublimity.

(transitive)
(chemistry) Synonym of sublimate
To heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container; (generally) to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently.
(archaic) To obtain or purify (a substance) in this manner.
(by extension, figurative) To raise (someone or an intangible thing) to a state of (especially moral or spiritual) excellence; to exalt.
(obsolete)
To cause (someone or something) to ascend; to raise (someone or something) to a high position.
To cause (juice or sap) to rise in a plant.
Especially of the sun: to heat (something) and cause vapours, etc., to rise from it.
To purify (someone) from a bad influence or from sin.
To raise (someone) to a high office or status; to dignify, to exalt.
To raise (a physical thing) to a state of excellence; to improve.
(intransitive)
Of a substance: to change from a solid into a gas without passing through the liquid state, with or without being heated.
Of a substance: to change from a gas into a solid without passing through the liquid state.
(by extension, figurative) To become higher in quality or status; to improve.

(chiefly poetic, archaic or obsolete) High, tall, towering; also, positioned in a high place; high-up, lofty.
(figurative)
Of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence; awe-inspiring, impressive.
Of flight: ascending, soaring.
Of an idea or other thing: requiring great intellectual effort to appreciate or understand; very elevated, refined, or subtle.
Of language, style, or writing: expressing opinions in a grand way.
Of a person or their actions or qualities: intellectually, morally, or spiritually superior.
Of an office or status: very high; exalted; also, used as an honorific (often capitalized as Sublime) to refer to someone of high office or status, especially the Ottoman sultan; or to things associated with such a person.
Of a thing: consummate, perfect; (informal, loosely) excellent, marvellous, wonderful.
(chiefly poetic, archaic) Of a person: dignified, majestic, noble.
(chiefly poetic, archaic) Of a person: haughty, proud.
(informal) Complete, downright, utter.
(obsolete)
Elevated by joy; elated.
Of a substance: purified, refined; hence, of the highest quality.
(poetic, postpositive) Of arms: lifted up, raised.
(anatomy) Of a muscle (especially the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle of the forearm which lies above the flexor digitorum profundus muscle): positioned above another muscle; superficial.
(pathology) Of breathing: very laboured.

Examples of "sublime" in Sentences

What a sublime timing.
The theme is about the sublime love.
The storyline of the drama is sublime.
The cases were sublime and incidental.
It reflects the romantic interest in the sublime.
Hardly surpising, since the sublime is all about import.
In such asyndeta and repetitions, the sublime is always on the attack.
Besides this distinction, they have what they call the sublime, that is, a style proper for poetry, and which is the exact scripture style.
QUOTATION: That passage is what I call the sublime dashed to pieces by cutting too close with the fiery four-in-hand round the corner of nonsense.
"Not by the exceptional," says Maeterlinck, "shall the last word ever be spoken; and, indeed, what we call the sublime should be only a clearer, profounder insight into all that is perfectly normal."
DVD FOCUS 'Diary of a Country Priest' 1951 The word 'sublime' has often been used to describe this Robert Bresson masterpiece, a slow-paced film of great purity that portrays the pain and occasional joy of the religious life.
The sublime is a concept that was first imagined in the first century AD by Longinus (but not really rediscovered until the sixteenth century), for whom the sublime was about greatness, loftiness, and elevation, inspiring awe and veneration.