Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sublime \Sub*lime"\, n.
   That which is sublime; -- with the definite article; as:
   (a) A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style
       that expresses lofty conceptions.

             The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts,
             the magnificence of words, or the harmonious and
             lively turn of the phrase.           --Addison.
   (b) That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished
       from the merely beautiful.

Sublime \Sub*lime"\, a. [Compar. {Sublimer}; superl.
   {Sublimest}.] [L. sublimis; sub under + (perhaps) a word akin
   to limen lintel, sill, thus meaning, up to the lintel: cf. F.
   sublime. Cf. {Eliminate}.]
   1. Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.

            Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared.
                                                  --Dryden.

   2. Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said
      of persons. ``The sublime Julian leader.'' --De Quincey.

   3. 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.

            Easy in words thy style, in sense sublime. --Prior.

            Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be
            strong.                               --Longfellow.

   4. Elevated by joy; elate. [Poetic]

            Their hearts were jocund and sublime, Drunk with
            idolatry, drunk with wine.            --Milton.

   5. Lofty of mien; haughty; proud. [Poetic] ``Countenance
      sublime and insolent.'' --Spenser.

            His fair, large front and eye sublime declared
            Absolute rule.                        --Milton.

   Syn: Exalted; lofty; noble; majestic. See {Grand}.

Sublime \Sub*lime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sublimed}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Subliming}.] [Cf. L. sublimare, F. sublimer to
   subject to sublimation. See {Sublime}, a., and cf.
   {Sublimate}, v. t.]
   1. To raise on high. [Archaic]

            A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of
            vanity and conceit.                   --E. P.
                                                  Whipple.

   2. (Chem.) 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.

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

            The sun . . . Which not alone the southern wit
            sublimes, But ripens spirits in cold, northern
            climes.                               --Pope.

   4. To dignify; to ennoble.

            An ordinary gift can not sublime a person to a
            supernatural employment.              --Jer. Taylor.

Sublime \Sub*lime"\, v. i. (Chem.)
   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.

Source : WordNet®

sublime
     adj 1: inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to
            empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"-
            Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night"
            [syn: {empyreal}, {empyrean}]
     2: worthy of adoration or reverence [syn: {revered}, {reverenced},
         {reverend}, {venerated}]
     3: lifted up or set high; "their hearts were jocund and
        sublime"- Milton

sublime
     v 1: vaporize and then condense right back again [syn: {sublimate}]
     2: change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor
        without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts
        sublime when heated" [syn: {sublimate}]