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sublīmis elevated
sublīmis is a Latin Adjective that primarily means elevated.
Definitions for sublīmis
Wheelock's Latin
Adjective
- 1
elevated, lofty, heroic, noble
English derivatives:
sublimate sublime sublimity not subliminal
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adjective
- 1
That is situated high up, elevated, high. (b) (pred.) high up, aloft. (c) (pregn., of weapons, etc.).
- 2
(neut. as sb.) An elevated or lofty position; (esp. in advl. phrs. w. preps.). (b) (pl.) things situated high up; the heavenly bodies.
- 3
Raised or situated above some surface or other: (a) (of the sky of the northern hemisphere). (b) (of birds w. ref. to flight). (C) (of some part of a recumbent body). (d) anhelitus ~is, shallow, panting breath.
- 4
(neut. as sb.) A position above ground; the upper regions; (pl.) matters relating to the atmosphere, i.e. meteorologica phenomena.
- 5
Extending to a considerable height, tall, lofty, towering.
Sentences with sublīmis
Latin to English
Per alta vade spatia sublimi aethere; testare nullos esse, qua veheris, deos.Compare Go on through the lofty spaces of high heaven and bear witness, where thou ridest, that there are no gods.
Res humanas ordine nullo Fortuna regit sparsitque manu munera caeca, peiora fovens; vincit sanctos dira libido, fraus sublimi regnat in aula.Compare Fate without order rules the affairs of men, scatters her gifts with unseeing hand, fostering the worst; dire lust prevails against pure men, and crime sits regnant in the lofty palace.
Os homine sublime dedit, caelumque tueri iussit et erectos ad sidera tollere vultus.Compare He gave to man an uplifted face and bade him stand erect and turn his eyes to heaven.
Scutum, qui sublimis figo, humus invenio.Compare The shields, which had been hung up on high, were found on the ground.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 271.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1843.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
Bibliography
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Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "sublīmis, sublīme (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/sublimis-sublime.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 271.sublīmis, sublīme on page 271
