English Explanatory Dictionary

sublimity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The quality or state of being sublime.
Something sublime.

Word forms

sublimity sublimities

Etymology

From Middle English sublimite, sublimitee, from Middle French sublimité and/or Latin sublīmitās. By surface analysis, sublime + -ity.

Synonyms

sublime sublimeness

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