sublimity
Noun: 1. The quality of being sublime; nobility in thought, feeling, or style: The state or characteristic of inspiring awe, reverence, or lofty, elevated emotion through grandeur, beauty, or moral excellence. 2. Grandeur or majestic excellence: A quality of such greatness, whether in nature, art, or character, that it inspires a sense of overwhelming admiration or spiritual elevation.
Sublimity is an abstract, uncountable noun used to describe an awe-inspiring quality. It is most commonly used in formal, literary, or philosophical contexts to discuss art, nature, literature, or profound human experiences. - It is often preceded by adjectives like sheer, pure, true, or great. - It can be followed by the preposition of to specify the source (e.g., the sublimity of the mountains).
- The sublimity of the mountain panorama left the hikers speechless.
- Critics often praise the sublimity of Beethoven's late symphonies.
- Her poetry achieves a rare sublimity of emotion and expression.
- He was moved not by the argument's logic, but by its moral sublimity.
- "To attain/reach sublimity": To achieve a state of being sublime.
- The artist's final works are considered to have reached true sublimity.
- Conceptual use: Can be used to contrast with the ordinary or the beautiful in aesthetic philosophy.
- The philosopher distinguished between the beautiful, which pleases, and the sublime, which overwhelms with its sublimity.
- Sublime (adj.): Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe. (e.g., )
- Sublime (v.): (Chemistry) To change directly from a solid to a gas without becoming liquid. (e.g., )
- Sublimely (adv.): In a sublime manner. (e.g., )
- Sublimation (n.): 1. (Psychology) The diversion of an instinctual impulse into a more socially acceptable activity. 2. (Chemistry) The process of subliming.
- Grandeur
- Majesty
- Loftiness
- Exaltedness
- Nobility
- Magnificence
- Awe-inspiring quality
- Pettiness
- Triviality
- Baseness
- Commonplaceness
- Insignificance
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nobility in thought or feeling or style
