səˈblaɪm adj. & v. --adj. (sublimer, sublimest) 1 of
the most exalted,
grand, or
noble kind; awe-inspiring (sublime genius). 2 (of
indifference, impudence, etc.) arrogantly
unruffled. --v. 1 tr. & intr. Chem. =
SUBLIMATE v. 2. 2 tr.
purify or
elevate by or as if by sublimation;
make sublime. 3 intr.
become pure by or as if by sublimation. øSublime
Porte see PORTE. øøsublimely adv. sublimity n. [L sublimis (as
SUB-, second
element perh. rel. to limen
threshold, limus oblique)]