English → Latin
“sublime” in Latin
altusold, ancient, long gone; high-born, lofty, noble; high-minded, magnanimous, greatexcellōto elevate, raise up; to rise, elevate oneself; to exult, be elatedgrandisfull-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty, big; powerfulsublīmisuplifted, high, lofty, exalted, sublime; elevated, raisedmagnificusgreat, noble, distinguished, eminent, august; splendid, rich, fine, costly, sumptuous, magnificentdīvīnusdivine, of a deity, superhuman, supernaturalAugustusAugustan (pertaining to the Emperor Augustus); imperial, royal; of August, the sixth month of the Roman calendar
The English word sublime itself goes back to Latin sublīmus, through sublīmāre.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sublime
altus: Cels.: excelsus: grandis (Cic.): sublimis (Quint.): Very sublime, magnificus: divinus: augustus (Cic.). A sublime poem, carmen sublime (Ov.). A sublime style, genus dicendi sublime (Quint.). To place sublime images before the mind, imagines cum amplissima dignitate ante oculos constituere (Cic., Tusc., 5, 5, 13).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sublime?
- The usual Latin words for “sublime” are altus, excellō, grandis; also sublīmis, magnificus, dīvīnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.