verb
vaporize and then condense right back again
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verb
change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
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- sublime iodine
- some salts sublime when heated
adjective
inspiring awe
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- well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin
- empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso
- the sublime beauty of the night
adjective
worthy of adoration or reverence
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adjective
lifted up or set high
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- their hearts were jocund and sublime"- Milton
adjective
of high moral or intellectual value
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- 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
adjective
greatest or maximal in degree
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- extreme
- supreme folly
- the supreme confidence of youth
- the sublime absurdity of the creative process
- His face assumed an expression of sublime conceit