English → Latin
“sublimity” in Latin
altitūdōheight (distance from bottom to top); depth; spiritual or emotional depthexcelsitāsloftiness, height, ascendencyēlātiōThe act of carrying out; carrying to a grave, burial.; The act of lifting or raising up, elevation.; The state of being sublīmitāsheight, loftiness; sublimity
The English word sublimity itself goes back to Latin sublīmus, through sublīmitās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sublimity
altitudo: excelsitas: elatio (Cic.): sublimitas (Quint.); or by the adjective, Sublimity of style, orationis elatio atque altitudo: grande dicendi genus: sublimity in expression, sublimitas in verbis; majestas verborum (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sublimity?
- The usual Latin words for “sublimity” are altitūdō, excelsitās, ēlātiō; also sublīmitās. 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.