sublimity en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English sublimite, sublimitee, from Middle French sublimité and/or Latin sublīmitās. By surface analysis, sublime + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality or state of being sublime.
The frantic father struts the stage, / And swells with true sublimity of rage / Against his son, who leads a wanton life, / And scorns the offer of a dowried wife.
1838, Horace, “Satire IV”, in David Hunter, transl., The Satires and Epistles of Horace, London: John W[illiam] Parker, […], →OCLC, book I, pages 20–21, lines 63–66:
- (countable) Something sublime.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sublimities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
sublime · sublime · sublimeness
Translations (9)
fo stórfingni (quality or state of being sublime) · hy վեհություն (quality or state of being sublime) · sv upphöjdhet (quality or state of being sublime) · gl sublimidade (quality or state of being sublime) · de Erhabenheit (quality or state of being sublime) · es sublimidad (quality or state of being sublime) · fr sublimité (quality or state of being sublime) · fo tign (quality or state of being sublime) · sv sublimitet (quality or state of being sublime)