sublimity

[suh-blim-i-tee]

noun

plural

sublimities 

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

Nonetheless, this production finds the sublimity in our submission to fate, whatever that may be.

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In its finest moments, "John & Paul" deftly captures the sublimity and heartbreak of The Beatles’ story.

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

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

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

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