1. sublimation(n = noun.event) Array - (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid; Array
is a kind of shift, transformation, transmutation
Derived form verb sublimate4
2. sublimation(n = noun.event) Array - (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable; Array
is a kind of alteration, change, modification
Derived form verb sublimate1
1. The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of being sublimed. [1913 Webster]
2. The act of heightening or improving; exaltation; elevation; purification. [1913 Webster]
3. That which is sublimed; the product of a purifying process. [1913 Webster]
"Religion is the perfection, refinement, and sublimation of morality." [1913 Webster]
N elevation, raising, erection, lift, sublevation, upheaval, sublimation, exaltation, prominence, lever, crane, derrick, windlass, capstan, winch, dredge, dredger, dredging machine, dumbwaiter, elevator, escalator, lift, elevated, stilted, attollent, rampant, on stilts, on the shoulders of, on one's legs, on one's hind legs.