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sublimity

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From Middle English sublimite, sublimitee, from Middle French sublimité and/or Latin sublīmitās. By surface analysis, sublime + -ity.

  1. The quality or state of being sublime.

    “The frantic father struts the stage, / And swells with true sublimity of rage / Against his son, who leads a wanton life, / And scorns the offer of a dowried wife.”

  2. Something sublime.