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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sublimity \sublim"ity\, n.; pl. sublimities. l. sublimitas:
   cf. f. sublimit'e.
   1. the quality or state of being sublime in any sense of the
      adjective.
      1913 webster

   2. that which is sublime; as, the sublimities of nature.
      1913 webster

   syn: grandeur; magnificence.

   usage: sublimity, grandeur. the mental state indicated by
          these two words is the same, namely, a mingled emotion
          of astonishment and awe. in speaking of the quality
          which produces this emotion, we call it grandeur when
          it springs from what is vast in space, power, etc.; we
          call it sublimity when it springs from what is
          elevated far above the ordinary incidents of humanity.
          an immense plain is grand. the heavens are not only
          grand, but sublime as the predominating emotion,
          from their immense height. exalted intellect, and
          especially exalted virtue under severe trials, give us
          the sense of moral sublimity, as in the case of our
          savior in his prayer for his murderers. we do not
          speak of satan, when standing by the fiery gulf, with
          his "unconquerable will and study of revenge," as a
          sublime object; but there is a melancholy grandeur
          thrown around him, as of an "archangel ruined."
          1913 webster
see also:
sublimities sublimity grandeur 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
sublimity
     n : nobility in thought or feeling or style syn: the sublime
see also:
the sublime 
[3] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
sublimity, or city, fips 70700
  location: 44.82921 n, 122.79167 w
  population 1990: 1491 504 housing units
  area: 2.5 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 97385

[4] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
sublimity, or -- u.s. city in oregon
   population 2000:    2148
   housing units 2000: 711
   land area 2000:     0.950574 sq. miles 2.461974 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.950574 sq. miles 2.461974 sq. km
   fips code:            70700
   located within:       oregon or, fips 41
   location:             44.829817 n, 122.792870 w
   zip codes 1990:     97385
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    sublimity, or
    sublimity



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