SUBLIME (philosophie) — Élévation du sujet, génie de l’auteur, sublimité de la pensée, authenticité et vigueur de la passion: ces éléments, dont l’appréciation relève de critères spécifiques, voient leur discrimination compliquée par l’inévitable distinction entre forme … Encyclopédie Universelle
sublime — (adj.) 1580s, expressing lofty ideas in an elevated manner, from M.Fr. sublime, from L. sublimis uplifted, high, lofty, possibly originally sloping up to the lintel, from sub up to + limen lintel. The sublime the sublime part of anything is from… … Etymology dictionary
SUBLIME (PROBLÉMATIQUE DU) — «Sublime» transcrit le latin sublime , neutre substantivé de sublimis , qui lui même traduit le grec to hupsos . La formation du mot latin s’explique mal, mais le sens est tout à fait clair: sublimis (de sublimare , élever) signifie: haut dans… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Sublime Porte — Porte Porte, n. [F. porte a gate, L. porta. See {Port} a gate.] The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire, officially called the {Sublime Porte}, from the gate (port) of the sultan s palace at which justice was administered. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Porte — Porte, n. [F. porte a gate, L. porta. See {Port} a gate.] The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire, officially called the {Sublime Porte}, from the gate (port) of the sultan s palace at which justice was administered. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Marriage of Figaro (play) — The Marriage of Figaro Title page from the first edition of The Marriage of Figaro Written by Pierre Beaumarchais Characters … Wikipedia
Porte — Ottoman Porte (also Sublime Porte, High Porte, or, in Ottoman Turkish, Bab ı Ali) used to refer to the Divan (court) of the Ottoman Empire where government policies were established. Terminology The particular term was used in the context of… … Wikipedia
Porte — [pɔ:t] (in full Sublime or Ottoman Porte) noun the Ottoman court at Constantinople. Origin C17: from Fr. la Sublime Porte the exalted gate , translation of the Turk. title of the central office of the Ottoman government … English new terms dictionary
Porte — n. (in full the Sublime or Ottoman Porte) hist. the Ottoman court at Constantinople. Etymology: F (la Sublime Porte = the exalted gate), transl. of Turk. title of the central office of the Ottoman government … Useful english dictionary
Porte — noun Etymology: French, short for Sublime Porte, literally, sublime gate; from the gate of the sultan s palace where justice was administered Date: 15th century the government of the Ottoman empire … New Collegiate Dictionary
