sublimity
pronunciation
How to pronounce sublimity in British English:
UK [sə'blɪmətɪ]
How to pronounce sublimity in American English:
US [sə'blɪmətɪ]
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- Noun:
- nobility in thought or feeling or style
Word Origin
- sublimity (n.)
- early 15c., "loftiness, exaltation, worthiness, nobility, glory," from Latin sublimitatem (nominative sublimitas) "loftiness, exaltation," from sublimis (see sublime).
Example
- 1. In sublimity of soul there is no contagion .
- 2. Its true spirit lies in its sublimity and divinity .
- 3. The supreme being garden bridal chamber , village sublimity is good , the ground warms .
- 4. As the revelation of aesthetic and existing significance , the sublimity has always been an important aesthetic form .
- 5. Sublimity and tragedy forces the ugliness to describe justice and progress , and ugliness does not oppose to the art of beauty .