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When I was writing my dissertation, I wrote about Freud and the process of sublimation, which is when you learn to stop breast-feeding, or stop going to the toilet whenever you want to. It's about learning to repress a desire for instant gratification.
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Meaning of "sublimation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBLIMATION

sublimation  [ˌsʌblɪˈmeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBLIMATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sublimation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUBLIMATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sublimation

Sublimation may refer to: ▪ Sublimation, the change from solid to gas without passing through the liquid phase ▪ Sublimation, the transformation of emotions ▪ Sublimation, a music album by Canvas Solaris ▪ Volcanic sublimate, a product of deposition from vapors around volcanic vents...

Definition of sublimation in the English dictionary

The first definition of sublimation in the dictionary is the diversion of psychic energy derived from sexual impulses into nonsexual activity, esp of a creative nature. Other definition of sublimation is the process or an instance of sublimating. Sublimation is also something sublimated.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBLIMATION


affirmation
ˌæfəˈmeɪʃən
animation
ˌænɪˈmeɪʃən
approximation
əˌprɒksɪˈmeɪʃən
automation
ˌɔːtəˈmeɪʃən
confirmation
ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃən
conformation
ˌkɒnfɔːˈmeɪʃən
Dalmatian
dælˈmeɪʃən
defamation
ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən
deformation
ˌdiːfɔːˈmeɪʃən
estimation
ˌɛstɪˈmeɪʃən
exclamation
ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən
formation
fɔːˈmeɪʃən
inflammation
ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃən
information
ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən
misinformation
ˌmɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃən
proclamation
ˌprɒkləˈmeɪʃən
reclamation
ˌrɛkləˈmeɪʃən
reformation
ˌrɛfəˈmeɪʃən
summation
sʌˈmeɪʃən
transformation
ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBLIMATION

sublicense
sublieutenancy
sublieutenant
sublimable
sublimate
sublime
Sublime Porte
sublimely
sublimeness
subliminal
subliminal advertising
subliminal image
subliminal message
subliminal perception
subliminally
sublimit
sublimity
sublimize
subline
sublinear

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBLIMATION

accreditation
action
administration
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation
foundation

Synonyms and antonyms of sublimation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sublimation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBLIMATION

Find out the translation of sublimation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sublimation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sublimation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

升华
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sublimación
570 millions of speakers

English

sublimation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्च बनाने की क्रिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التسامي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сублимации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sublimação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরমানন্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sublimation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemejalwapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sublimation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

昇華
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

승화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sublimasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự thăng hoa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பதங்கமாதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परिक्रमण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüceltme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sublimazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sublimacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сублімації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sublimare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξάχνωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sublimasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sublime
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sublime
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sublimation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBLIMATION»

The term «sublimation» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.706 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBLIMATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sublimation

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3 QUOTES WITH «SUBLIMATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sublimation.
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Monica Bellucci
Being an actress is the sublimation of feminity.
2
Bat for Lashes
When I was writing my dissertation, I wrote about Freud and the process of sublimation, which is when you learn to stop breast-feeding, or stop going to the toilet whenever you want to. It's about learning to repress a desire for instant gratification.
3
Robert Hughes
Transportation made sublimation literal. It conveyed evil to another world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBLIMATION»

Discover the use of sublimation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sublimation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Imagine There's No Woman: Ethics and Sublimation
A psychoanalytic and philosophical exploration of sublimation as a key term in Jacques Lacan's theories of ethics and feminine sexuality.
Joan Copjec, 2004
2
Baroque Garden Cultures: Emulation, Sublimation, Subversion
"Baroque Garden Cultures" proposes a new approach to the study of baroque gardens, examining the social reception of gardens as a means to understand garden culture in general and exploring baroque gardens as a feature of baroque cultures ...
Michel Conan, Dumbarton Oaks, 2005
3
Sublimation: Inquiries Into Theoretical Psychoanalysis
"This is a new and highly thought provoking approach to an understanding of the phenomena of sublimation.
Hans W. Loewald, 1988
4
Art: Sublimation Or Symptom
Each of the contributors addresses the theoretical questions by pursuing a definite artistic problem, including a close look at the relation between the image and the object in Hitchcock's Vertigo, the sexual aesthetics of Caravaggio, the ...
Parveen Adams, 2003
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Freud on Sublimation: Reconsiderations
Freud and the Problem of Sublimation Like the Roman preachers, Freud assumes that the real world is coherent and knowable by the human mind. Freud denies that a divine Exemplar guarantees the coherence of this world and makes  ...
Volney Patrick Gay, 1992
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On Religion: The Revelation of God as the Sublimation of ...
A fresh translation of Barth's theology of religion (17 of the Church Dogmatics), with an introductory essay stressing its importance not only in theology but also in current discussions of the concept of religion in the field of religious ...
Karl Barth, 2007
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Sex as a Sublimation for Tennis: From the Secret Writings of ...
Complete with case studies, photographs, personal correspondence, and seminal doodles, Sex as a Sublimation for Tennis explains the conclusions Freud hid and reveals man's true basic drive: getting a court in prime time. 43,000 copies in ...
Theodor Saretsky, Sigmund Freud, 1985
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On Zizek's Dialectics: Surplus, Subtraction, Sublimation
An examination of Žižek's groundbreaking psychoanalytic methodology and its implications within our contemporary capitalist universe.>
Fabio Vighi, 2010
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On Sublimation: A Path to the Destiny of Desire, Theory, and ...
All these issues which include, as we have seen, complex and refined questions regarding the possible destinies of sublimation and questions about its origin, have been examined in detail in the Colloque of the Societé Psychoanalitique de  ...
Rossella Valdre, 2014
10
Molecular Crystals
More elaborate and expensive techniques such as high-pressure liquid chromatography combine the advantages of high purity and high speed, although these are best suited to relatively small quantities of material. Sublimation Processes ...
J. D. Wright, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBLIMATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sublimation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Digital sublimation technology giants merge
CHARLESTON - Sawgrass Industrial, the business division of the Sawgrass group operating in sublimation and pigment inks for industrial applications, ... «Ecotextile News, Jul 15»
2
Dye-sublimation printing on a range of substrates - Epson Press Office
Epson has unveiled two new dye-sublimation printers to help users reliably and cost-effectively produce superior-quality textiles and promotional goods. «ITWeb, Jul 15»
3
Mutoh Launches the ValueJet 1938WX 74 inch dye-sublimation printer
The new VJ 1938WX 74" printer is made for high-production dye-sublimation ... "The ValueJet 1938WX will further expand our dye-sublimation printer line," ... «What They Think, Jun 15»
4
Sawgrass Expands Virtuoso Line of Fully Integrated Sublimation
Sawgrass unveiled the newest addition to its Virtuoso line of fully integrated dye sublimation systems. The new 24 in/630 mm, eight-color Virtuoso is ... «MyPrintResource.com, May 15»
5
Roland unveils sublimation package
It's easy to do sublimation, the difficulty is what do you do with the roll of textile. We want to show people. The main focus is cushions but we are showing other ... «printweek.com, May 15»
6
DNP Launches New Flagship Dye Sublimation Photobooth Printer
CONCORD, NC -- DNP Imagingcomm America Corp. has unveiled its new flagship DS620A dye-sublimation photo printer for the event photography and photo ... «Vending Times, May 15»
7
Roland DGA Introduces New Texart™ Sublimation Transfer Paper …
Irvine, Calif. - Roland DGA has introduced new premium-quality Texart Sublimation Transfer Paper designed for use with the company's advanced Texart ... «What They Think, Mar 15»
8
Science with Sarah: Sublimation
The shortwave radiation from the sun forces sublimation, which is why accumulations can linger in the shade but disappear quickly in direct sunlight. «THV 11, Mar 15»
9
How energy from dry ice could power human colonies on Mars
However Martian dry ice already exists close to its “sublimation point” – the temperature at which it turns directly from solid to gas. It therefore only takes a ... «The Conversation UK, Mar 15»
10
Sublimation: How snow disappears without melting
Sublimation is similar to evaporation but instead of going from a solid to a liquid and then to water vapor, the snow is going directly from a solid to a gas. «wwlp.com, Feb 15»

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