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
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The performance was one of a plethora of sublimities in a concert (her first in six years) that could best be described as, well, cinematic.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 June 2026
As for what distinguishes the strongest pieces on the subject, one thing that comes to mind is an acute awareness of sublimity.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 11 June 2026
Church went to the Holy Land in search of sublimity; Twain fastened on the absurdities of those determined to find it.
—Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The poem concludes with an almost defiant commitment to awe, the search for sublimity in the heavens.
—New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 June 2026
As for what distinguishes the strongest pieces on the subject, one thing that comes to mind is an acute awareness of sublimity.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 11 June 2026
Church went to the Holy Land in search of sublimity; Twain fastened on the absurdities of those determined to find it.
—Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The poem concludes with an almost defiant commitment to awe, the search for sublimity in the heavens.
—New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Sublimity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sublimity. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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