Sublime (literary)
WordNet
adjective
(1) Lifted up or set high
"Their hearts were jocund and sublime"- Milton
(2) Inspiring awe
"Well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin
"Empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso
"The sublime beauty of the night"
(3) 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"
(4) Worthy of adoration or reverence
verb
(5) Vaporize and then condense right back again
(6) Change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
"Sublime iodine"
"Some salts sublime when heated"