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υψηλόν
‘Το υψηλόν’ describes a quality of greatness beyond all possibility of calculation, measurement, or imitation. It is an aesthetic experience that mixes awe and terror, often provoked by vast, powerful natural phenomena. It transcends mere beauty and suggests the infinite.
Examples in context
Η θέα του φαραγγιού προκαλεί αίσθημα του υψηλού.
The view of the gorge evokes a sense of the sublime.
Ο Καντ ανέλυσε τη φύση του ωραίου και του υψηλού.
Kant analyzed the nature of the beautiful and the sublime.
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