■ adjective ( ~r , ~st )
1》 of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.
2》 extreme or unparalleled: the ~ confidence of youth.
■ verb
1》 Chemistry (with reference to a solid substance) change directly into vapour when heated, typically forming a solid deposit again on cooling.
2》 archaic elevate to a high degree of purity or excellence.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
sublimity noun
Origin
C16 (in the sense 'dignified, aloof'): from L. sublimis , from sub- 'up to' + a second element perh. related to limen 'threshold', limus 'oblique'.