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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | sublimis 'raised above the ordinary', from limen 'doorstep, threshold' |
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sub‧lime1
1 something that is sublime is so good or beautiful that it affects you deeply : The view was sublime. Her songs are a sublime fusion of pop and Brazilian music.
The view was sublime.Her songs are a sublime fusion of pop and Brazilian music.2 used to describe feelings or behaviour that are very great or extreme, especially when someone seems not to notice what is happening around them : an air of sublime contentment
an air of sublime contentment —sublimely adverb
—sublimeness noun [uncountable]
—sublimity noun [uncountable]
noun [uncountable]