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sublimity

see definition of sublimity

as innobility

as inperfection
as inmagnificence
as ingrandiosity
as ingrandness
as innoblesse
as inclassicism
as indignity
as inelevation
as inglory
as inglory
as ingrandeur
as ingreatness
as inheight
as inapex

Word Origin & History

early 15c., "loftiness, exaltation, glory," from Latin sublimitatem (nominative sublimitas), from sublimis (see sublime).

Example Sentences for sublimity

Never yet was there a simpler proposition; but there is sublimity in its breadth.

If so, it was the frenzy of a self-sacrifice that was sublimity itself.

The truth is, that he was cast in the very mould of sublimity and pathos.

Piang was blind to the sublimity of his surroundings, as he hurried on.

Who can read that passage, and be insensible to its pathos and sublimity?

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Synonyms for sublimity

noun aristocracy; eminence

dignity
generosity
grandeur
greatness
integrity
superiority
upper class
virtue
elevation
elite
ennoblement
exaltation
excellence
gentry
glorification
honor
illustriousness
incorruptibility
loftiness
magnanimity
magnificence
majesty
nobleness
patricians
peerage
royalty
society
stateliness
sublimity
uprightness
worthiness
high society
ruling class

Antonyms for sublimity

dishonor
insignificance
unimportance
condemnation
debasement
denunciation
depression
humiliation

More words related to sublimity

apex

noun. top, high point

acme
apogee
climax
crest
crown
culmination
cusp
greatest
height
max
maximum
meridian
most
ne plus ultra
peak
pinnacle
point
roof
spire
sublimity
summit
tip
tops
up there
vertex
zenith

classicism

noun. simple style; regularity, restraint

Atticism
Ciceronianism
Hellenism
aesthetic principle
balance
clarity
class
classicalism
conventional formality
dignity
elegance
excellence
finish
formal style
formality
grand style
grandeur
high art
lucidity
majesty
neoclassicism
nobility
objectivity
polish
proportion
propriety
pure taste
purity
rationalism
refinement
rhythm
severity
simplicity
sobriety
sublimity
symmetry

dignity

noun. excellence, nobility

address
cachet
character
consequence
courtliness
culture
decency
decorum
distinction
elevation
eminence
ethics
etiquette
glory
grace
grandeur
gravity
greatness
hauteur
honor
importance
loftiness
majesty
merit
morality
nobleness
perfection
poise
prestige
propriety
quality
rank
regard
renown
respectability
seemliness
self-respect
significance
solemnity
splendor
standing
state
stateliness
station
stature
status
sublimity
virtue
worth
worthiness

elevation

noun. advancement, promotion

aggrandizement
apotheosis
boost
deification
eminence
ennoblement
exaltation
exaltedness
glorification
grandeur
immortalization
lionization
loftiness
magnification
nobility
nobleness
preference
preferment
prelation
raise
sublimity
upgrading

glory

noun. great beauty

brightness
brilliance
effulgence
fineness
gorgeousness
grandeur
luster
magnificence
majesty
pageantry
pomp
preciousness
radiance
resplendence
richness
splendor
sublimity
sumptuousness

grandeur

noun. great importance

amplitude
augustness
beauty
breadth
brilliance
celebrity
circumstance
dignity
distinction
elevation
eminence
expansiveness
fame
fineness
glory
grandiosity
gravity
greatness
handsomeness
immensity
impressiveness
inclusiveness
loftiness
luxuriousness
magnificence
majesty
might
nobility
opulence
pomp
preeminence
richness
splendor
state
stateliness
sublimity
sumptuousness
superbity
sway
transcendency
vastness

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