vaporize and then condense right back again change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated"
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
{f} cause to be sublime, raise, lift up; sublimate, transform a solid directly into a gas or a gas directly into a solid (Chemistry)
That which exists beyond words or beyond our understanding or our ability to understand
emphasis You can use sublime to emphasize a quality that someone or something has, usually a quality that is undesirable or negative. The administration's sublime incompetence is probably temporary He displayed a sublime indifference to the distinction between right and wrong. + sublimely sub·lime·ly Mrs Trollope was sublimely uninterested in what she herself wore
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
Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc
That which is sublime; with the definite article A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions
inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M S Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night"
That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful