Talk:sublime

The etymology is subject of much controversy, especially when compared to the very similar word subliminal, which has a very different meaning. See Jan Cohn and Thomas H. Miles, The Sublime: In Alchemy, Aesthetics and Psychoanalysis, Modern Philology, Feb. 1977.

Sub?

Sublime links to sub-, as its prefix is "Sub", however it makes no sense. Take a look:

From sublime page:

• Latin sub- ('up to' or 'upwards')

From Sub- page:

• sub-
  • "under, beneath" (examples: subterranean, submarine)
  • "subsidiary, secondary" (example: subplot)
  • "almost, nearly" (example: subhuman)

Can someone please explain. SadanYagci 15:39, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

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i played a game and when i got a high score it said sublime!what does it mean?

Presumably it is the second sense given, that you are looking for: "impressive and awe-inspiring". \Mike 12:45, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

misplaced translation

hi, there are several issues under the english section. both slovene and serbo-croatian translations for their respective adjectives were misplaced under the verb section (to sublimate).

regarding serbo-croatian: "uzvišen/узвишен" (adj., m.) stands for "noble and majestic", yet "veličanstven/величанствен" means both, although the literal translation of the latter is skewed more toward "awe-inspiring".

i reckon "veličasten" is not a false friend, even though my slovene is quite crude.

cheers