The Meaning of sublime

• (superl.) Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
• (superl.) Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons.
• (superl.) 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.
• (superl.) Elevated by joy; elate.
• (superl.) Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.
• (n.) That which is sublime; -- with the definite article
• (n.) A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions.
• (n.) That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful.
• (v. t.) To raise on high.
• (v. t.) 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.
• (v. t.) To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
• (v. t.) To dignify; to ennoble.
• (v. i.) 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.

Synonyms

Raised , exalted , lofty , elevated , eminent , grand , stately , high , noble , majestic , glorious , magnificent.

Antonyms

Low , depressed , unexalted , inconspicuous , unimposing , ordinary , mean , ignoble , inglorious , base , ridiculous.

Rhymes

anaheim , anticrime , anytime , bedtime , beim , blenheim , centime , chime , chyme , climb , clime , crime , daytime , dime , dinnertime , downtime , durkheim , enzyme , everytime , fulltime , genzyme , grime , guggenheim , haim , halftime , heim , hime , lifetime , lime , lunchtime , lyme , maritime , mealtime , meantime , mime , nighttime , noontime , onetime , oppenheim , overtime , pantomime , paradigm , part-time , parttime , pastime , peacetime , prime , ragtime , rhyme , schooltime , seim , showtime , sime , slime , sometime , springtime , stime , summertime , syme , thyme , time , waldheim , wartime , wintertime