sublimity
noun
sub·lim·i·ty
sə-ˈbli-mə-tē 
plural sublimities
1
: the quality or state of being sublime
2
: something sublime or exalted
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As this description suggests, White’s literary fame rests in large part on his ability to depict Australia, especially the complexity of its history and the sublimity of its landscape.
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Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
The new works are two-dimensional sublimities of color, texture, and complexity, as if fellow Angeleno Jonas Wood’s large smooth paintings had been mixed with Matisse, the Pattern and Decoration painters of the 1970s (most of whom were women), and Hallmark greeting cards.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
The piece deepened the fault lines between Friedrich, the Romantic prince of sublimity and feeling, and the fusty rationalists who preceded him.
—Zachary Fine, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
If our goal is to shape lasting environmental stewards, then cultivating an attachment to nature’s sublimity is the first step.
—Andrew Maglio, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2024
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Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
The new works are two-dimensional sublimities of color, texture, and complexity, as if fellow Angeleno Jonas Wood’s large smooth paintings had been mixed with Matisse, the Pattern and Decoration painters of the 1970s (most of whom were women), and Hallmark greeting cards.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
The piece deepened the fault lines between Friedrich, the Romantic prince of sublimity and feeling, and the fusty rationalists who preceded him.
—Zachary Fine, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
If our goal is to shape lasting environmental stewards, then cultivating an attachment to nature’s sublimity is the first step.
—Andrew Maglio, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2024
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“Sublimity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sublimity. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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