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Sublimation

Sublimation Meaning & Definition
Sublimation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sublimation?

[n] (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
[n] (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid

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See Also | alteration | change | modification | shift | transformation | transmutation

Sublimation In Webster's Dictionary

\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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