A sublime religion inevitably generates a strong feeling of guilt. There is an unavoidable contrast between the loftiness of profession and imperfection of practice. And, as one would expect, the feeling of guilt promotes hate and brazenness. Thus it seems them more sublime the faith the more virulent the hatred it breeds.
-Eric Hoffer, The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
It has been a while since I've used "sublime" in a sentence. It's one of those words that you know the meaning of until someone asks you to define it. I looked it up - just checking, mind you. Allow me:
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