SUBLIMED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Sublime

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

mid 16th century (in the sense ‘high up’): partly via French from Latin sublimis, probably from sub- ‘up to’ + limis, limus ‘oblique’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: səˈblʌɪm
Dialects: British English
Definition:

of very great excellence or beauty

Short Definition:

of very great excellence or beauty

Examples:
  • Mozart's sublime piano concertos
  • experiences that ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous
Definition:

(of a person's attitude or behaviour) extreme or unparalleled

Short Definition:

(of person's attitude or behaviour) extreme or unparalleled

Examples:
  • he had the sublime confidence of youth

Word: Sublime

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: səˈblʌɪm
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(of a solid substance) change directly into vapour when heated, typically forming a solid deposit again on cooling

Short Definition:

(of solid substance) change directly into vapour when heated

Examples:
  • the ice sublimed away, leaving the books dry and undamaged
Definition:

elevate to a high degree of moral or spiritual purity or excellence

Short Definition:

elevate to high degree of moral or spiritual purity or excellence

Examples:
  • let your thoughts be sublimed by the spirit of God

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