Category:Sublimation

Sub"li*ma`tion, n. Etym: [ll. sublimatio: cf. F. sublimation.]

1. (chem.)

Defn: the act or process of subliming, or the state or result of Being sublimed.

2. The act of heightening or improving; exaltation; elevation; Purification.

3. That which is sublimed; the product of a purifying process. Religion is the perfection, refinement, and sublimation of morality. South.