Sublimation /(?)/

Sub·li·ma·tion

Sublimation

n.
  1. The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of being sublimed. (Chem.)
  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.