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sublimity

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What does sublimity mean?

noun

  1. The quality or state of being sublime.
  2. Something sublime.

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When he thought on these things, all that was within him was lost in amazement before this mystery of sublimity.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
I did not know why I had struggled up into that mountain sanctuary, for I was not searching for sublimity.
Ralph Albert ParletteThe University of Hard KnocksProject Gutenberg ebook #455
More book examples (3)
Every shooting star furnished occasion for a sermon, in which the sublimity of the approaching judgment was the principal topic.
Charles MackayMemoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #636
The canons of Arizona are unrivaled for grandeur, sublimity and beauty, and will attract an ever increasing number of admirers.
J. A. (Joseph Amasa) MunkArizona SketchesProject Gutenberg ebook #756
The scenery up here is glorious, combining sublimity with beauty, and in the elastic air fatigue has dropped off from me.
Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) BirdA Lady's Life in the Rocky MountainsProject Gutenberg ebook #755