sublime

Meanings

Verb

• To sublimate.
• To raise on high.
• To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
• To dignify; to ennoble.

Adjective

• Noble and majestic.
• Impressive and awe-inspiring, yet simple.
• Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
• Elevated by joy; elated.
• Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.

Noun

• Something sublime.

Origin

• From Middle English sublimen, borrowed from Old French sublimer, from Latin sublimō ("to raise on high; to sublimate {{q")}}.
• From Middle French sublime, from Latin sublīmis ("high"), from sub- + a root of uncertain affiliation often identified with Latin līmis, ablative singular of līmus or līmen