SUBLIME

sublime. sublime, set on high, lift vp

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sublime. Sublime, a. high in style or excellence, proud

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Sub‐lime″ (?), a. [Compar. Sublimer (?); superl. Sublimest.] [[L. sublimis; sub under + (perhaps) a word akin to limen lintel, sill, thus meaning, up to the lintel: cf. F. sublime. Cf. Eliminate.]] 1. 1. Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared. Dryden. 2. 2. Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; — said of persons. “The sublime Julian leader.” De Quincey.
3. 3. Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; — said of an impressive object in nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a work of art, of a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime deed.
Easy in words thy style, in sense sublime. Prior. Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong. Longfellow. 4. 4. Elevated by joy; elate.
Their hearts were jocund and sublime, Drunk with idolatry, drunk with wine. Milton. 5. 5. Lofty of mien; haughty; proud. “Countenance sublime and insolent.” Spenser.
His fair, large front and eye sublime declared Absolute rule. Milton. Syn. — Exalted; lofty; noble; majestic. See Grand.