SUBLIME
—adjective. (sublimer, sublimest) 1 of the most exalted or noble kind; awe-inspiring. 2 arrogantly unruffled (sublime indifference). —verb. 1 = *sublimate verb. 2. 2 purify or elevate by or as if by sublimation; make sublime. 3 become pure (as if) by sublimation. ? sublimely adverb. Sublimity none. [latin sublimis]