SUBLIMATION

sublimation. Sublimation, n. the act of expelling the finer parts of solid bodies by heat, sublimation of solids resembles the distillation of fluids

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Sub″li‐ma′tion (?), n. [[LL. sublimatio: cf. F. sublimation.]] 1. 1. (Chem.) The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of being sublimed.
2. 2. The act of heightening or improving; exaltation; elevation; purification.
3. 3. That which is sublimed; the product of a purifying process.
Religion is the perfection, refinement, and sublimation of morality. South.