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S0843700 (sə-blīm′)adj.1. Characterized by nobility; majestic.2. a. Of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth.b. Not to be excelled; supreme.3. Inspiring awe; impressive.4. Archaic Raised aloft; set high.5. Archaic Of lofty appearance or bearing; haughty: "not terrible, / That I should fear ... / But solemn and sublime" (John Milton).n.1. Something sublime.2. An ultimate example.v. sub·limed, sub·lim·ing, sub·limes v.tr.1. To render sublime.2. Chemistry To cause to sublimate.v.intr. Chemistry To sublimate.

[French, from Old French, sublimated, from Latin sublīmis, uplifted.]

sub·lime′ly adv.sub·lime′ness, sub·lim′i·ty (sə-blĭm′ĭ-tē) n.

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(səˈblaɪm) adj1. of high moral, aesthetic, intellectual, or spiritual value; noble; exalted2. inspiring deep veneration, awe, or uplifting emotion because of its beauty, nobility, grandeur, or immensity3. unparalleled; supreme: a sublime compliment. 4. poetic of proud bearing or aspect5. archaic raised upn6. something that is sublime7. the ultimate degree or perfect example: the sublime of folly. vb8. (tr) to make higher or purer9. (Chemistry) to change or cause to change directly from a solid to a vapour or gas without first melting: to sublime iodine; many mercury salts sublime when heated. 10. (Chemistry) to undergo or cause to undergo this process followed by a reverse change directly from a vapour to a solid: to sublime iodine onto glass. [C14: from Latin sublīmis lofty, perhaps from sub- up to + līmen lintel] subˈlimely adv sublimity n

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adj., n., v. -limed, -lim•ing. adj. 1. elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc. 2. impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power; inspiring awe, veneration, etc. 3. supreme or outstanding: a sublime dinner. n. 4. the sublime, a. the realm of things that are sublime. b. the quality of sublimity. c. the greatest or supreme degree. v.t. 5. to make higher, nobler, or purer. 6. a. to convert (a solid substance) by heat into a vapor, which on cooling condenses again to solid form, without apparent liquefaction. b. to cause to be given off by this process. v.i. 7. to volatilize from the solid state to a gas, and then condense again as a solid without passing through the liquid state. [1350–1400; (n., adj.) < Latin sublīmis high =sub- sub- + an element of uncertain orig., variously identified with līmis, līmus oblique, or līmen lintel, threshold; (v.) Middle English < Old French sublimer < Latin sublimāre to raise, derivative of sublimis] sub•lim′a•ble, adj. sub•lime′ly, adv. sub•lime′ness, n.

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Past participle: sublimed
Gerund: subliming

Imperative
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Present
I sublime
you sublime
he/she/it sublimes
we sublime
you sublime
they sublime

Preterite
I sublimed
you sublimed
he/she/it sublimed
we sublimed
you sublimed
they sublimed

Present Continuous
I am subliming
you are subliming
he/she/it is subliming
we are subliming
you are subliming
they are subliming

Present Perfect
I have sublimed
you have sublimed
he/she/it has sublimed
we have sublimed
you have sublimed
they have sublimed

Past Continuous
I was subliming
you were subliming
he/she/it was subliming
we were subliming
you were subliming
they were subliming

Past Perfect
I had sublimed
you had sublimed
he/she/it had sublimed
we had sublimed
you had sublimed
they had sublimed

Future
I will sublime
you will sublime
he/she/it will sublime
we will sublime
you will sublime
they will sublime

Future Perfect
I will have sublimed
you will have sublimed
he/she/it will have sublimed
we will have sublimed
you will have sublimed
they will have sublimed

Future Continuous
I will be subliming
you will be subliming
he/she/it will be subliming
we will be subliming
you will be subliming
they will be subliming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been subliming
you have been subliming
he/she/it has been subliming
we have been subliming
you have been subliming
they have been subliming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been subliming
you will have been subliming
he/she/it will have been subliming
we will have been subliming
you will have been subliming
they will have been subliming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been subliming
you had been subliming
he/she/it had been subliming
we had been subliming
you had been subliming
they had been subliming

Conditional
I would sublime
you would sublime
he/she/it would sublime
we would sublime
you would sublime
they would sublime

Past Conditional
I would have sublimed
you would have sublimed
he/she/it would have sublimed
we would have sublimed
you would have sublimed
they would have sublimed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sublime - vaporize and then condense right back againsublimatechange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"resublime - sublime (a compound) once again
	2.	sublime - change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated"sublimateaerify, gasify, vaporize, vaporise - turn into gas; "The substance gasified"
Adj.	1.	sublime - inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night"empyreal, empyreanglorious - having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature"
	2.	sublime - worthy of adoration or reverence reverendsacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
	3.	sublime - lifted up or set high; "their hearts were jocund and sublime"- Miltonarchaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expressionelated - exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited"
	4.	sublime - of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"exalted, lofty, noble-minded, high-minded, idealistic, rarefied, rarified, elevated, high-flown, grandnoble - having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"

sublime

adjective1. noble, magnificent, glorious, high, great, grand, imposing, elevated, eminent, majestic, lofty, exalted, transcendent the sublime beauty of nature
noble ordinary, commonplace, mundane, bad, poor, ridiculous, lowly2. total, complete, utter, supreme, extreme, consummate The administration's sublime incompetence is probably temporary.Quotations
"It is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous" [Napoleon Bonaparte]
"The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related, that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the sublime, makes the ridiculous; and one step above the ridiculous, makes the sublime again" [Thomas Paine The Age of Reason]

sublime

adjectiveLarge and impressive in size, scope, or extent:august, baronial, grand, grandiose, imposing, lordly, magnific, magnificent, majestic, noble, princely, regal, royal, splendid, stately, superb.

Translations

卓越的崇高的

sublime

(səˈblaim) adjective of overwhelming greatness, grandeur, beauty etc. 卓越的，崇高的 suˈblimely adverb 卓越地，崇高地 suˈblimity (-ˈbli-) noun崇高性

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from the ridiculous to the sublime

From something silly, foolish, or absurd to something exceptional or beautiful. Less common than "from the sublime to the ridiculous." I was pleasantly surprised by the ending to that play—it really took things from the ridiculous to the sublime.See also: ridiculous, sublime

from the sublime to the ridiculous

From something exceptional or beautiful to something silly, foolish, or absurd. I was disappointed by the ending to that play—it unfortunately took things from the sublime to the ridiculous.See also: ridiculous, sublime

from the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step

Something or some situation can very easily go from being exceptional or beautiful to being silly, foolish, or absurd. The opera singer was followed by a ventriloquist. From the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step.See also: ridiculous, step, sublime

from the sublime to the ridiculous

Fig. from something fine and uplifting to something ridiculous or mundane. After Mr. Jones had introduced my wife to his wife, he jokingly turned to introduce me and said, "From the sublime to the ridiculous." After the opera singer finished, the master of ceremonies introduced the comic juggler saying, "From the sublime to the ridiculous...."See also: ridiculous, sublime

From the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step.

Prov. Something grand can easily become very funny. Bob, I don't think you should include a bowl of breakfast cereal in your still-life painting. From the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step. The production of Macbeth went from the sublime to the ridiculous when Lady Macbeth came onstage in an old army uniform.See also: ridiculous, step, sublime

from the sublime to the ridiculous

From the beautiful to the silly, from great to puny. For example, They played first Bach and then an ad jingle-from the sublime to the ridiculous. The reverse, from the ridiculous to the sublime, is used with the opposite meaning. Coined by Tom Paine in The Age of Reason (1794), in which he said the two are so closely related that it is but one step from one to the other, the phrase has been often repeated in either order. See also: ridiculous, sublime

from the subˌlime to the riˈdiculous

used to describe a situation in which something serious, important or of high quality is followed by something silly, unimportant or of poor quality: His works as an artist range from the sublime to the ridiculous, with very little in between. From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step is a translation of a phrase that was first said by Napoleon Bonaparte.See also: ridiculous, sublime

from the sublime to the ridiculous

From outstanding to measly, famous to infamous, wonderful to silly. This expression appears to have been coined in America by Thomas Paine in his The Age of Reason (1794). The full quotation is, “The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the sublime makes the ridiculous, and one step above the ridiculous makes the sublime again.” The expression was rephrased in French by the encyclopedist Jean-François Marmontel and then repeated by Napoleon, who used it to describe the retreat of his army from Moscow.See also: ridiculous, sublime

ridiculous to the sublime, from the

There is surprisingly little difference between the wonderful and the extremely silly. The expression linking “ridiculous” and “sublime” originated with Tom Paine in The Age of Reason (1794): “The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the sublime makes the ridiculous, and one step above the ridiculous makes the sublime again.” Napoleon, who admired Paine, repeated it in French about 1812; his version was translated as “From the sublime to the ridiculous there is only one step.” The two qualities have been paired in this way ever since.See also: ridiculous

sublime to the ridiculous

See ridiculous to sublime. See also: ridiculous, sublime

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adj noble

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adj total

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adj large and impressive in size, scope, or extent

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verb vaporize and then condense right back again

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verb change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting

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adj inspiring awe

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adj worthy of adoration or reverence

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adj lifted up or set high

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adj of high moral or intellectual value

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