sublime

Adjective

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
  • an exalted ideal
    
  • argue in terms of high-flown ideals- Oliver Franks
    
  • a noble and lofty concept
    
  • a grand purpose
    

• lifted up or set high
  • their hearts were jocund and sublime- Milton
    

• worthy of adoration or reverence

• inspiring awe
  • well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity- M.S.Dworkin
    
  • empyrean aplomb- Hamilton Basso
    
  • the sublime beauty of the night
    

Verb

• change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
  • sublime iodine
    
  • some salts sublime when heated
    

• vaporize and then condense right back again

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  reverend , empyreal , empyrean , sublimate