Sublime vs. Sublimed — What's the Difference?

Characterized by nobility; majestic.

Characterized by nobility; majestic.

Of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth.

Of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth.

Not to be excelled; supreme.

Not to be excelled; supreme.

Inspiring awe; impressive.

Inspiring awe; impressive.

(Archaic) Raised aloft; set high.

(Archaic) Raised aloft; set high.

(Archaic) Of lofty appearance or bearing; haughty

(Archaic) Of lofty appearance or bearing; haughty

Something sublime.

Something sublime.

An ultimate example.

An ultimate example.

To render sublime.

To render sublime.

(Chemistry) To cause to sublimate.

(Chemistry) To cause to sublimate.

To sublimate.

To sublimate.

To sublimate.

Simple past tense and past participle of sublime

(transitive) To raise on high.

Having been subjected to the process of sublimation; hence, also, purified.

(transitive) To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.

Passing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquid

(transitive) To dignify; to ennoble.

Noble and majestic.

Impressive and awe-inspiring, yet simple.

(obsolete) Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.

(obsolete) Elevated by joy; elated.

Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.

Something sublime.

Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.

Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; - said of persons.

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.

Elevated by joy; elate.

Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.

That which is sublime; - with the definite article

That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful.

To raise on high.

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.

To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.

To dignify; to ennoble.

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.

Vaporize and then condense right back again

Change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting;

Inspiring awe;

Worthy of adoration or reverence

Lifted up or set high;