Dictionary definition · sublime
verb
- vaporize and then condense right back again
- change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting"sublime iodine"
adjective
- inspiring awe"well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"
- worthy of adoration or reverence
- lifted up or set high"their hearts were jocund and sublime"
- of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style"an exalted ideal"
- greatest or maximal in degree; extreme"supreme folly"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).