\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.