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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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.
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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
Surpassing all stupendous inventions, what sublimity of mind was his who dreamed of finding means to communicate his deepest thoughts to any other person, however distant, by mighty intervals of place and time!
—George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2013
The hushed sublimity of the halls of the Rand Corp. circa 1970 has given way.
—Jordy Rosenberg, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
The film, in its tendency to embrace the unanticipated, reflects the wide-eyed sublimity in facing the unknown that is also inherent to being a teen-ager.
—The New Yorker, 15 July 2022
Expect sublimity as one of the greatest conductors of our time and one of our greatest pianists meet on a program featuring two works from the heart of the canon.
—Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 20 Sep. 2022
But that grandeur, sublimity, and loveliness Roosevelt spoke of?
—Katherine Lagrave, Outside Online, 25 Feb. 2019
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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
Surpassing all stupendous inventions, what sublimity of mind was his who dreamed of finding means to communicate his deepest thoughts to any other person, however distant, by mighty intervals of place and time!
—George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2013
The hushed sublimity of the halls of the Rand Corp. circa 1970 has given way.
—Jordy Rosenberg, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
The film, in its tendency to embrace the unanticipated, reflects the wide-eyed sublimity in facing the unknown that is also inherent to being a teen-ager.
—The New Yorker, 15 July 2022
Expect sublimity as one of the greatest conductors of our time and one of our greatest pianists meet on a program featuring two works from the heart of the canon.
—Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 20 Sep. 2022
But that grandeur, sublimity, and loveliness Roosevelt spoke of?
—Katherine Lagrave, Outside Online, 25 Feb. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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“Sublimity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sublimity. Accessed 8 Dec. 2023.
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