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sublime adjective

  /səˈblaɪm/
  • (chiefly, poetic, archaic) Of a person: dignified, majestic, noble.
ylevä, ylhäinen
  • Of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence; awe-inspiring, impressive.
hämmästyttävä
  • Of language, style, or writing: expressing opinions in a grand way.
mahtipontinen
  • Of an office or status: very high; exalted; also, used as an honorific (often capitalized as Sublime) to refer to someone of high office or status, especially the Ottoman sultan; or to things associated with such a person.
suurenmoinen
  • Of a person or their actions or qualities: intellectually, morally, or spiritually superior.
ylivertainen

sublime noun

  /səˈblaɪm/
  • A style of language or writing which expresses opinions in a grand way.
mahtipontisuus
  • An aspect of art or nature which causes awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence; hence, the great beauty or magnificence of a place, a thing, etc.
mahtipontisuus, suurenmoisuus
  • Something which is sublime; a sublimity.
suurenmoisuus
  • That which is intellectually, morally, or spiritually superior in human life or human nature.
ylivertaisuus

sublimation noun

  • (psychology) The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive. [from 20th c.]
sublimoituminen
  • (chemistry) The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase. [from late 14th c.]
sublimoituminen, sublimointi

sublimity

ylevyys

sublimeness

ylevyys

sublimate verb

  /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/ , /ˈsʌblɪmət/
  • (generally) To change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently. [from 16th c.]
sublimoitua, sublimoida
  • (also, figurative) To raise (someone) to a high office or status; to dignify, to elevate, to exalt.
haihduttaa, sublimoida, ylevöittää
  • (figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of (such an instinct) into some acceptable activity.
  • (figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of such an instinct into some acceptable activity.
sublimoida, ylevöittää
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