Latin

Noun

sublātiō f ‎(genitive sublātiōnis); third declension

1. The act of lifting or raising up, elevation.
2. The act of taking away, removal, sublation.
3. (law) An abrogation, annulling.
4. (in rhythm) An upward beat.
5. (figuratively) Elevation, exaltation, elation.

Inflection

Third declension.

Related terms

• sublātē
• sublātus
• tollēnō
• tollō

Descendants

• English: sublation

References

• sublatio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sublatio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “sublatio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.