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noun 
  1. something sublime
verb (sublim, ing)
  1. (chemistry),(physics) to sublimate
adjective 
  1. noble and majestic
  2. impressive and awe-inspiring
  3. terrifying
Etymology: From around 1350-1400, from the word sublimis, sublÄmis (meaning "high"), from sub- ("up to" or "upwards') + uncertain, often identified with the latin word limis, lÄmis, the (singular) of limus, lÄmus (meaning "oblique") or the word limen, lÄmen (meanin "threshold", "entrance" or "lintel").

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