adj. & v.
adj. (sublimer, sublimest) 1 of the most exalted, grand, or noble kind; awe-inspiring (sublime genius). 2 (of indifference, impudence, etc.) arrogantly unruffled.
v. 1 tr. & intr. Chem. = SUBLIMATE v. 2. 2 tr. purify or elevate by or as if by sublimation; make sublime. 3 intr. become pure by or as if by sublimation. Sublime Porte see PORTE. sublimely adv. sublimity n.
[ L sublimis (as SUB-, second element perh. rel. to limen threshold, limus oblique) ]