Sublimeverb
To sublimate.
Subliminaladjective
(of a stimulus) Below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response.
Sublimeverb
(transitive) To raise on high.
Subliminaladjective
Existing in the mind, but below the surface or threshold of consciousness; that is, existing as feeling rather than as clear ideas.
Sublimeverb
(transitive) To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
Subliminaladjective
having or using an intensity of sensory stimulus insufficient to be perceived consciously, but having an effect on unconscious mental processes; as, subliminal advertising.
Sublimeverb
(transitive) To dignify; to ennoble.
Subliminaladjective
below the threshold of conscious perception
Sublimeadjective
Noble and majestic.
Sublimeadjective
Impressive and awe-inspiring, yet simple.
‘sublime scenery’; ‘a sublime deed’;
Sublimeadjective
(obsolete) Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
Sublimeadjective
(obsolete) Elevated by joy; elated.
Sublimeadjective
Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.
Sublimenoun
Something sublime.
Sublimeadjective
Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
‘Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared.’;
Sublimeadjective
Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; - said of persons.
Sublimeadjective
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.
‘Easy in words thy style, in sense sublime.’; ‘Know how sublime a thing it isTo suffer and be strong.’;
Sublimeadjective
Elevated by joy; elate.
‘Their hearts were jocund and sublime,Drunk with idolatry, drunk with wine.’;
Sublimeadjective
Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.
‘His fair, large front and eye sublime declaredAbsolute rule.’;
Sublimenoun
That which is sublime; - with the definite article
‘The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts, the magnificence of words, or the harmonious and lively turn of the phrase.’;
Sublimenoun
That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful.
Sublimeverb
To raise on high.
‘A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of vanity and conceit.’;
Sublimeverb
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.
Sublimeverb
To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
‘The sun . . . Which not alone the southern wit sublimes,But ripens spirits in cold, northern climes.’;
Sublimeverb
To dignify; to ennoble.
‘An ordinary gift can not sublime a person to a supernatural employment.’;
Sublimeverb
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.
Sublimeverb
vaporize and then condense right back again
Sublimeverb
change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting;
‘sublime iodine’; ‘some salts sublime when heated’;
Sublimeadjective
inspiring awe;
‘well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity’; ‘empyrean aplomb’; ‘the sublime beauty of the night’;
Sublimeadjective
worthy of adoration or reverence
Sublimeadjective
lifted up or set high;
‘their hearts were jocund and sublime’;
