v. t. To sublime again. Newton. -- Re*sub`li*ma"tion n. [1913 Webster]

a. [ Cf. F. sublimable. See Sublime., v. t. ] Capable of being sublimed or sublimated. -- Sub*lim"a*ble*ness, n. Boyle. [1913 Webster]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sublimated p. pr. & vb. n. Sublimating. ] [ L. sublimatus, p. p. of sublimare to raise, elevate, fr. sublimis high: cf. F. sublimer. See Sublime, a., and cf. Surlime, v. t. ] 1. To bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on cooling, returns again to the solid state; as, to sublimate sulphur or camphor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate. [ 1913 Webster ]

The precepts of Christianity are . . . so apt to cleanse and sublimate the more gross and corrupt. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Psychology) To redirect the energy (of sexual or other biological drives) into a more socially acceptable or constructive form. [ PJC ]

n. [ LL. sublimatum. ] (Chem.) A product obtained by sublimation; hence, also, a purified product so obtained. [ 1913 Webster ]

Corrosive sublimate. (Chem.) mercuric chloride. See Corrosive sublimate under Corrosive. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. sublimatus. ] Brought into a state of vapor by heat, and again condensed as a solid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Refined by, or as by, sublimation; exalted; purified. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Words ] whose weight best suits a sublimated strain. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. sublimatio: cf. F. sublimation. ] 1. (Chem.) The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of being sublimed. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of heightening or improving; exaltation; elevation; purification. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is sublimed; the product of a purifying process. [ 1913 Webster ]

Religion is the perfection, refinement, and sublimation of morality. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A vessel used for sublimation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Vials, crosslets, and sublimatories. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Used for sublimation; as, sublimatory vessels. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons. “The sublime Julian leader.” De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Easy in words thy style, in sense sublime. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Elevated by joy; elate. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Their hearts were jocund and sublime,
Drunk with idolatry, drunk with wine. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Lofty of mien; haughty; proud. [ Poetic ] “Countenance sublime and insolent.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

His fair, large front and eye sublime declared
Absolute rule. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Exalted; lofty; noble; majestic. See Grand. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which is sublime; -- with the definite article; as: (a) A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts, the magnificence of words, or the harmonious and lively turn of the phrase. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

(b) That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sublimed p. pr. & vb. n. Subliming. ] [ Cf. L. sublimare, F. sublimer to subject to sublimation. See Sublime, a., and cf. Sublimate, v. t. ] 1. To raise on high. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of vanity and conceit. E. P. Whipple. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) To subject to the process of sublimation; to heat, volatilize, and condense in crystals or powder; to distill off, and condense in solid form; hence, also, to purify. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sun . . .
Which not alone the southern wit sublimes,
But ripens spirits in cold, northern climes. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To dignify; to ennoble. [ 1913 Webster ]

An ordinary gift can not sublime a person to a supernatural employment. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. (Chem.) To pass off in vapor, with immediate condensation; specifically, to evaporate or volatilize from the solid state without apparent melting; -- said of those substances, like arsenic, benzoic acid, etc., which do not exhibit a liquid form on heating, except under increased pressure. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Having been subjected to the process of sublimation; hence, also, purified. “Sublimed mercurie.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a sublime manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being sublime; sublimity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. sublimis sublime + -ficare to make. See -ry. ] The act of making sublime, or state of being made sublime. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. sub- + L. limen threshold. ] 1. (Philos.) Existing in the mind, but below the surface or threshold of consciousness; that is, existing as feeling rather than as clear ideas. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. having or using an intensity of sensory stimulus insufficient to be perceived consciously, but having an effect on unconscious mental processes; as, subliminal advertising. The existence of such an effect is still not universally accepted. [ PJC ]

n.; pl. Sublimities [ L. sublimitas: cf. F. sublimité. ] 1. The quality or state of being sublime (in any sense of the adjective). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is sublime; as, the sublimities of nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Grandeur; magnificence. -- Sublimity, Grandeur. The mental state indicated by these two words is the same, namely, a mingled emotion of astonishment and awe. In speaking of the quality which produces this emotion, we call it grandeur when it springs from what is vast in space, power, etc.; we call it sublimity when it springs from what is elevated far above the ordinary incidents of humanity. An immense plain is grand. The heavens are not only grand, but sublime (as the predominating emotion), from their immense height. Exalted intellect, and especially exalted virtue under severe trials, give us the sense of moral sublimity, as in the case of our Savior in his prayer for his murderers. We do not speak of Satan, when standing by the fiery gulf, with his “unconquerable will and study of revenge, ” as a sublime object; but there is a melancholy grandeur thrown around him, as of an “archangel ruined.” [ 1913 Webster ]