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Le sublime
This philosophical term describes beauty that is so grand or powerful it inspires awe or even terror. It is a key concept in French Romanticism, distinct from simple beauty.
Examples in context
Le spectacle de la tempête atteint le sublime absolu.
The spectacle of the storm reaches the absolute sublime.
Kant définit le sublime comme un dépassement de l'entendement.
Kant defines the sublime as a transcendence of understanding.
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