noun
sublimity
suh-BLIM-uh-tee/səˈblɪməti/
The quality of inspiring awe through grandeur, beauty, or excellence.
The sublimity of the mountain landscape leaves us silent with wonder.
Etymology
The image of loftiness extends from height to exalted character or expression. Sublimity came to name the quality in nature or art that awakens awe and lofty emotions.
In context
the desert has in some degree the Sublimity of the ocean there is the same boundless expanse the same vast unbroken curve of the Horizon
More examples
- Her poem captures the sublimity of a star-filled sky.
- We feel the music's sublimity as the final chorus rises.
- The cathedral's sublimity overwhelms even visitors who have seen it before.
Forms
sublime adjective — Inspiring awe through beauty, grandeur, or excellence.
Similar words
- grandeur
- Emphasizes impressive scale or dignity rather than the awe inspired.
- magnificence
- Emphasizes splendid beauty or richness, without necessarily suggesting profound awe.