sublimity

[ suh-blim-i-tee ]

noun

, plural sub·lim·i·ties

1. the state or quality of being sublime.
2. a sublime person or thing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sublimity¹

1520–30; < Latin sublīmitās height, equivalent to sublīm ( is ) sublime + -itās -ity

Example Sentences

Let's give the biblical authors credit for taking the sublimity of our loss straight up instead of chasing false consolations.

From Salon

"Good Omens" doesn't quite achieve that level of sublimity in these new episodes, alas.

From Salon

But when Cootie finally leaves the house as a teenager, he falls in love with this world, in all its sublimity and stupidity.

From New York Times

And probably shorter half-lives than the sublimity past generations found in the technologies of their own day.

From Salon

Greatness, perfection, sublimity: the appropriate vocabulary for a certain kind of cultural experience.

From New York Times

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