a. [ Compar. Sublimer superl. Sublimest. ] [ L. sublimis; sub under + (perhaps) a word akin to limen lintel, sill, thus meaning, up to the lintel: cf. F. sublime. Cf. Eliminate. ] 1. Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons. “The sublime Julian leader.” De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; -- said of an impressive object in nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a work of art, of a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime deed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Easy in words thy style, in sense sublime. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Elevated by joy; elate. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Their hearts were jocund and sublime,
Drunk with idolatry, drunk with wine. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Lofty of mien; haughty; proud. [ Poetic ] “Countenance sublime and insolent.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

His fair, large front and eye sublime declared
Absolute rule. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Exalted; lofty; noble; majestic. See Grand. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which is sublime; -- with the definite article; as: (a) A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts, the magnificence of words, or the harmonious and lively turn of the phrase. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

(b) That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sublimed p. pr. & vb. n. Subliming. ] [ Cf. L. sublimare, F. sublimer to subject to sublimation. See Sublime, a., and cf. Sublimate, v. t. ] 1. To raise on high. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of vanity and conceit. E. P. Whipple. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) To subject to the process of sublimation; to heat, volatilize, and condense in crystals or powder; to distill off, and condense in solid form; hence, also, to purify. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sun . . .
Which not alone the southern wit sublimes,
But ripens spirits in cold, northern climes. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To dignify; to ennoble. [ 1913 Webster ]

An ordinary gift can not sublime a person to a supernatural employment. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. (Chem.) To pass off in vapor, with immediate condensation; specifically, to evaporate or volatilize from the solid state without apparent melting; -- said of those substances, like arsenic, benzoic acid, etc., which do not exhibit a liquid form on heating, except under increased pressure. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Having been subjected to the process of sublimation; hence, also, purified. “Sublimed mercurie.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a sublime manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being sublime; sublimity. [ 1913 Webster ]