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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Sublimation

· Sub·li·ma·tion · IPA
01 n. The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of being sublimed.
  1. 1.
    The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of being sublimed.(Chem.)
  2. 2.
    The act of heightening or improving; exaltation; elevation; purification.
  3. 3.
    That which is sublimed; the product of a purifying process.
    “Religion is the perfection, refinement, and sublimation of morality.” South.