sublimity
noun
sub·lim·i·ty
sə-ˈbli-mə-tē 
plural sublimities
1
: the quality or state of being sublime
2
: something sublime or exalted
Examples of sublimity in a Sentence
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Its meanings run the gamut from the negative to the positive, from the overpowering to the mysterious, from anarchy to sublimity.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Tucked back behind the strings, even McDermott blends in with the ensemble, adding to the sublimity of the whole sound.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2024
The ingrained sublimity of Gladstone’s performance must secretly terrify actors, by setting a standard that none can be confident of meeting.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Few people better capture the sublimity and silliness of today’s red carpet spectacle than the artist Angelica Hicks.
—Max Berlinger, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
The sublimity of the Creation story, the strangeness of Jacob wrestling with an angel (or maybe God himself), Abraham’s fearful vision of darkness — all of these are here, but briefly, sideshows to her main focus, which is on Genesis as a close-up account of one human clan.
—Francis Spufford, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Few who witness it ever forget the feeling of sublimity caused by the perception of their own insignificance when set against the spectacular backdrop of the incomprehensible vastness of Donald Trump’s crimes.
—Nathaniel Stein, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2023
Greatness, perfection, sublimity: the appropriate vocabulary for a certain kind of cultural experience.
—Teju Cole, New York Times, 25 May 2023
Erstwhile bank robber Rafael (Brandon Ocasio, radiating spot-on verve and earnestness) has learned from Montrellous to aspire to sandwich sublimity.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023
Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Tucked back behind the strings, even McDermott blends in with the ensemble, adding to the sublimity of the whole sound.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2024
The ingrained sublimity of Gladstone’s performance must secretly terrify actors, by setting a standard that none can be confident of meeting.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Few people better capture the sublimity and silliness of today’s red carpet spectacle than the artist Angelica Hicks.
—Max Berlinger, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
The sublimity of the Creation story, the strangeness of Jacob wrestling with an angel (or maybe God himself), Abraham’s fearful vision of darkness — all of these are here, but briefly, sideshows to her main focus, which is on Genesis as a close-up account of one human clan.
—Francis Spufford, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Few who witness it ever forget the feeling of sublimity caused by the perception of their own insignificance when set against the spectacular backdrop of the incomprehensible vastness of Donald Trump’s crimes.
—Nathaniel Stein, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2023
Greatness, perfection, sublimity: the appropriate vocabulary for a certain kind of cultural experience.
—Teju Cole, New York Times, 25 May 2023
Erstwhile bank robber Rafael (Brandon Ocasio, radiating spot-on verve and earnestness) has learned from Montrellous to aspire to sandwich sublimity.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023
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“Sublimity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sublimity. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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