Sub"li*ma`tion (?), n. [LL. sublimatio: cf. F. sublimation.] 1. Chem. 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.
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