Sublime

Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.

Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons.

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.

Elevated by joy; elate.

Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.

That which is sublime; -- with the definite article

A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions.

That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful.

To raise on high.

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.

To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.

To dignify; to ennoble.

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.