Religion is the perfection, refinement, and sublimation of
morality.
South.
Sub"li*ma*to*ry (?), a. Used for sublimation; as, sublimatory vessels.
Boyle.
Sub"li*ma*to*ry, n. A vessel used for sublimation.
Vials, crosslets, and sublimatories.
Chaucer.
Sub*lime" (?), a. [Compar. Sublimer (?); superl. Sublimest.] [L.
sublimis; sub under + (perhaps) a word akin to limen lintel, sill, thus
meaning, up to the lintel: cf. F. sublime. Cf. Eliminate.] 1. Lifted
up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared.
Dryden.
2. Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons.
"The sublime Julian leader." De Quincey.
3. Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration,
heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; -- said of an
impressive object in nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a work of
art, of a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime deed.
Easy in words thy style, in sense sublime.
Prior.
Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong.
Longfellow.