Main entry: sublimate, sublime
Definition: vaporize and then condense right back again
Main entry: sublimate, sublime
Definition: change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
Usage: sublime iodine; some salts sublime when heated
Main entry: sublime
Definition: lifted up or set high
Usage: their hearts were jocund and sublime- Milton
Main entry: empyreal, empyrean, sublime
Definition: inspiring awe
Usage: well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity- M.S.Dworkin; empyrean aplomb- Hamilton Basso; the sublime beauty of the night
Main entry: elevated, exalted, idealistic, grand, high-flown, high-minded, rarefied, rarified, noble-minded, lofty, sublime
Definition: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
Usage: an exalted ideal; argue in terms of high-flown ideals- Oliver Franks; a noble and lofty concept; a grand purpose
Definition: worthy of adoration or reverence