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Meaning of sublime

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sublime
      adj 1: inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to
             empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"-
             Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night" [syn:
             {empyreal}, {empyrean}, {sublime}]
      2: worthy of adoration or reverence [syn: {reverend}, {sublime}]
      3: lifted up or set high; "their hearts were jocund and
         sublime"- Milton
      4: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or
         style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown
         ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand
         purpose" [syn: {exalted}, {elevated}, {sublime}, {grand},
         {high-flown}, {high-minded}, {lofty}, {rarefied}, {rarified},
         {idealistic}, {noble-minded}]
      v 1: vaporize and then condense right back again [syn:
           {sublime}, {sublimate}]
      2: change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor
         without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime
         when heated" [syn: {sublime}, {sublimate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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